On returning to
South Africa from a lengthy stay in Germany and a shorter one in New
Zealand where I vastly expanded my knowledge base I
bought a very rundown property at Mount Moreland about 25 km north of
Durban. Again this garden is fast becoming a perfect working example of
what can be achieved in a medium sized suburban garden as far as having
both a functional garden which attracts wildlife as well as being a
well planned aesthetically pleasing garden that fulfils the basic
principles of good landscape design. Here again I am putting into
practice my belief that nature conservation starts at your own front
door: In a very short space of time I have again proved that one can do
a lot ones self to benefit nature. I am fast producing a pleasing
well managed garden that
may lead others to also convert their own sterile, dysfunctional,
unattractive gardens into places of beauty and tranquility.
Here you
will see a selection of photographs of plants, birds, animals and
insects that
have been taken in my own newly developing garden in Mount Moreland
next to the King Shaka International
Airport
in Durban, South Africa. I design Bio-Diverse Landscapes and gardens
that are nature friendly as well as being pleasing to the eye.
I use my
many years of landscape planning and design as well as landscape
construction theory
and experience coupled to my vast knowledge of the requirements of
nature to
create habitat suitable for birds, butterflies and other creatures to
live and
breed in.
I always
apply the basic principles of good landscape design to create an
aesthetically
pleasing garden that at the same time satisfies the living requirements
of the
target creatures that I would like to attract. My speciality is to
attract
birds, butterflies and solitary bees. I am without any shadow of a
doubt the
most experienced researcher and designer or Bio-Diverse Green Roof
Gardens in South Africa
having had my first practical experience
with green roof design and construction in Germany
in July 1990.
My garden at Mount
Moreland
is being planted to mainly native plants that occur naturally within a
radius of 50 km , again many of them rare or unusual. it is a haven to
birds, insects in particular butterflies, reptiles, frogs. The monkeys
that pay regular visits destroy of kill everything possible, this is a
very serious environmental problem that very urgently needs to be
addressed by the nature conservation authorities..
My garden in which I have planted almost every
tree and plant is an outstanding working example of what you can also
do to create a pleasing, interesting, tranquil, well planned garden
that
can also bring an amazing amount of wildlife back into the city. In
just over 18 months I introduced over 300 hundred plant species
into my garden.
It is now just over 5 years since I started establishing this garden
and it is already a paradise, at haven for wildlife of all sorts.
Bio-Diverse Landscapes and
Gardens by Ecoman
Durban Video on YouTube
