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LANDSCAPING BY AN INTERNATIONALLY-RECOGNISED, AWARD-WINNING LANDSCAPE DESIGN & INSTALLATION COMPANY

Situated on our own 44-acre plant farm between Johannesburg and Pretoria, we currently serve clients throughout South Africa as well as clients in 16 other countries. We offer a turnkey landscaping service from concept to design to garden installation.

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TURNKEY LANDSCAPE DESIGN AND INSTALLATION

We provide a turnkey garden design service from designing and creating the initial concept (2D CAD design and/or 3D design) through to the installation of the final product, whether it be a landscaped garden, designer deck or patio, water feature, fire pit or braai.

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Residential

Your home is your castle!

We design and install residential gardens ranging from very small townhouse gardens (50m2) to gardens in residential estates (500 to 10,000m2) and very large residential properties (stands upwards of 10,000m2).

We design to cater for your specific taste and lifestyle.

Large Projects

Large projects such as parks, hotels, conference and wedding venues benefit from professionally landscaped gardens in that these outdoor spaces assist greatly in their marketing efforts, being the subject of many a social media post.

In these projects, a beautiful landscape installation can end up paying for itself!

Corporate

Treat your corporate environment with a landscaped garden that is both aligned with the corporate image and provides a wonderful environment for staff and visitors alike. While we do not tender for our work, we have been selected and commissioned by a number of corporate clients including property developers and companies such as Anglo American, Growthpoint Properties, Renico Construction.

National

We are based in close proximity to our clients in Johannesburg and Pretoria but we also offer our design and installation services to clients throughout South Africa.

These landscape designs can be installed by a local installer or under our supervision using one of our installation managers.

International

While we are based in South Africa, we also offer our services to clients in other countries.

Our current list of countries in which we have served clients includes Angola, Botswana, Bulgaria, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Germany, Ghana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Print Media

Our work has not only appeared on numerous TV shows. It has also been published in many magazines, newspapers and trade publications over the years. These include: The Gardener, Die Tuinier, Landscape SA, Get It, The Home Handyman, Vrouekeur, SA Garden, SA Home Owner, Conde Nast House & Garden, South African Garden and Home, Your Family, Pretoria News, Beeld, Business Day, Rapport and Top Billing.

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Radio Coverage

We have been invited as a guest speaker to Grand Designs, BuildAid Workshops and numerous garden clubs. We have also been invited to a number of radio interviews including Talk Radio 702, Radio Today and Mix FM.

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Television Coverage

We have been interviewed and our work showcased on numerous television shows, including: Ontbytsake (DSTV), Tuine en Tossels (DSTV), Gardening 101 (DSTV), Win a Home (SABC 3), Die Bou Ou (DSTV), The Gardener (DSTV).

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MORE ABOUT OUR LANDSCAPING SERVICES IN GAUTENG

Are you looking for garden design or a landscaper, but don’t know where to start? Above all, you require a garden designer in Johannesburg or Pretoria, offering landscaping and garden design that will most importantly provide a professional service?

Firstly, please have a look at our photo galleries to see examples of our previous work. This will give you an indication of what we can do for you. On the other hand, perhaps the best place to start is our before and after section. For example, you may have a garden that requires some attention and re-design or perhaps a more specific outdoor space with a fire pit – we have examples of all of these spaces!

Everyone is different and so are their needs when it comes to what they expect from their outdoor areas. In other words, different people have different priorities and differing tastes.

Established in 2006, The Friendly Plant (Pty) Ltd is today, an internationally recognised, award-winning garden design and landscaping company based in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.

THE LASTING FIRST IMPRESSION

Your garden is the first thing that any visitor will see when approaching your house and the last thing that they will see when leaving… to clarify, first and last impressions always last!

There is no such thing as the ‘best’ landscaper. However, there is ‘the best landscaper for you’!

Your garden is a place where you can enjoy spending time outdoors, enjoying your property to the fullest. It follows that selecting the right garden designer will help to attain this goal while making your garden stand out from the crowd! Live in your garden!

OUR HOLISTIC APPROACH TO OUR WORK

Typically, a pool company will focus only on the swimming pool. Similarly, a decking company will only give attention to the placement of the deck. Lastly, many landscape service providers look chiefly at the planting of the garden.

WE ARE DIFFERENT

We take a holistic design approach, designing landscapes and outdoor spaces (fire pit, boma area, outdoor kitchen, water feature) tailored to suit a specific space and the requirements, taste and lifestyle of a specific client.

BEYOND SOUTH AFRICA?

Are you a client looking for garden designers in Johannesburg, Pretoria or perhaps landscaping services in international territories beyond the borders of South Africa?

We can help!

With well over a decade of experience in exporting plants (by road, sea and air) as well as servicing international clients, we can certainly assist.

We service clients in numerous countries, including (to date): Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Ghana, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Find out more information about what we can offer in terms of garden design and installation services for international landscaping clients.

MEDIA COVERAGE

Photographs of our work as well as interviews with our managing director have been featured in the media not only locally, but internationally. This includes articles and photographs in newspapers, magazines, trade publications, television shows and published books.

TURNKEY LANDSCAPE DESIGN AND INSTALLATION

In conculsion, it makes no difference whether you have a small townhouse garden in Honeydew or a huge garden in Sandton, Fourways or Bryanston. We provide a turnkey garden design service. Firstly designing and creating the initial concept. Secondly, drawing a detailed landscape installation design (2D CAD design and/or 3D design). Lastly, we install the final product using one of our highly supervised teams!

For a beautifully landscaped garden, designer outdoor space, patio, outdoor kitchen, water feature, fire pit, boma or braai – we can assist.

WHETHER YOU ARE LOOKING FOR GARDEN DESIGN, LANDSCAPING, A WATER FEATURE, FIRE PIT, OUTDOOR KITCHEN, BOMA AREA, PATIO, DESIGNER OUTDOOR SPACE – WE DO IT ALL!

The Friendly Plant offers fully supervised installation. Each installation team lead by a dedicated landscape installation manager. Their job is to supervise the implementation of the design. We also have our own in-house construction teams which we use to build garden structures (such as a fire pit, boma, raised planters), water features and other outdoor features.

Our offices are located on our 44-acre farm, based in Muldersdrift, Mogale City, where we grow plants and supply to both local and International markets (landscapers, property developers, retail nurseries). Looking for a garden designer, landscape installation, fire pit or water feature? – look no further!