Indigenous Landscaping
Green Futures strives to promote the local awareness of this unique region by encouraging the use of appropriate indigenous plants in private and commercial landscaping projects throughout the south western Cape region of South Africa. Throughout their year's training, we provide our students with opportunities to develop practical landscaping skills through ‘on the job’ training. All our projects use a team of trainee gardeners under the leadership of an experienced Green Futures fynbos expert. We are committed to conservation and the restoration of indigenous flora and fauna to disturbed sites. We see our landscaping projects as opportunities to train our students, develop ecologically appropriate fynbos gardens and at the same time inform and encourage South Africans to take pride and interest in their natural heritage.
Our Speciality
Green futures specialises in indigenous water-wise gardening for winter-rainfall regions (south western Cape Province of South Africa). We develop water-wise gardens that are lush and colorful throughout the year and use minimal water. We have access to hundreds of beautiful low water-use plants that fulfill all gardening requirements. We have extensive ecological expertise as to the natural distribution and growth requirements of the Cape Flora. Green Futures gardens are not just about the plants, but also the creation of a habitat that attracts a variety of indigenous birds and animals back into the garden. We will replace, free of charge, any plant that we have suggested that dies for reasons other than lack of watering
Our Nursery
We have developed a select range of indigenous trees, shrubs, bulbs and groundcovers for water wise fynbos gardens. We provide information on the best sites for each species, their preferred growth mediums and how to care for them once planted. Our nursery has specialized in propagating plants for coastal and windy lowland fynbos gardens.
The Team | Sean Privett & Joan Carboni
Sean Pivett, world renowned Fynbos expert, Conservation Manager at Grootbos Private Nature Reserve and Director of the Grootbos Green Futures Foundation and Joan Carboni, National award winning Landscape Designer and Landscaping Head of Department at Grootbos Private Nature Resesrve have joined forces to form a dynamic partneship, the Grootbos Foundation Landscaping Collaborative.
With their combined talents, Joan and Sean are a formidable team, Landscaping not merely the large Grootbos Reserve, but including a wide variety of external projects ranging from Rehabilitation & Conservation projects, Wine and Golf Estates, Housing Developments, Commercial, Residential and Industrial properties, Sean's unsurpassed and extensive knowledge of Fynbos and its ecology ensures the use of locally adaptable plants that are well suited to the specific conditions of each site. Joan's ability to understand the needs of the client and her attention to detail of design uniquely suited to all their clients needs, preferences and lifestyle ensure that Sean and Joan's passion for their work turns each clients garden into their own personal and unique haven.
The top Graduates from the Green Futures College form the nucleus of the Landscaping Collaborative Team and under the watchful eye of Joan they help to implement all projects undertaken by the Landscaping Collaborative. Profits from all projects undertaken are then re-invested into the Grootbos Green Futures Foundation Developement and Training Projects that provide disadvantaged youths who are aspirant gardeners with the relevant skills and experience that ultimately enable them to find work in the industry.
Our Plant List
Fynbos Price List (August 2011)
