Peachy the Magazine Spring 2019 | Page 25

GARDENS Carving out space for a vegetable garden was also key. “Cooking and entertaining are very important to the owners, and the wife is an avid—and amazing—cook, so raised vegetable planters were crucial to the design,” says Francis. The team found spaces around the terrace and close to the kitchen to allow for easy maintenance and harvesting of the garden. Raised vegetable planters are nourished with stormwater caught by a cistern via a gravity-fed spigot and garden hose. SPRING 2019 23