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GROENEWEIDE NURSERY, FRANSKRAAL

This environmentally friendly nursery at the foot of the mountains above Franskraal with its impressive views of the Atlantic Ocean is known for its abundance of plants and ideas for coastal gardens. Mathilda Roos and her husband, Lonnie, bought the 23ha farm four years ago. “We wanted to reinvent the farm, but the existing nursery

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