IN BRIEF
WHERE: Noordhoek, Western Cape
SIZE: 1 acre
CLIMATE: Coastal Mediterranean
STYLE: Informal, mostly shade
SOIL: Humous rich due to forest leaf fall over many years
OWNERS: Kathy and Gavin Fish
In April 1994, ceramic artist Kathy and her retired headmaster husband Gavin, took a bold step and bought a patch of land in Noordhoek. Totally undeveloped apart from the remnants of a 100-year-old road, this forested plot was crying out for some moulding and shaping and a world apart from their previous house – a tiny semi-detached cottage in Wynberg with a little cottage
