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Home is a practical, inspiring guide for the home and garden that enables people to make their home prettier and increase the value – inside and outside. The magazine makes life easier for people wanting to buy a home, build, or make alterations, or even try their hand at gardening, cooking and decorating. Home doesn't just demonstrate what looks good – it explains what adds value, and why. The magazine offers readers affordable and accessible choices, help with do-it-yourself projects, and provide advice for renovations. It’s for men and women with ordinary lives, ordinary careers and ordinary homes; people who want to add value to their home with a limited budget.

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The beauty OF SIMPLE THINGS • Decorative wrought iron and other weathered treasures make a design statement in Eunice Swanepoel’s garden.

Paradise onearth… • Thanks to plenty of hard work and a ready supply of his own cuttings, Zegrys Pelzer of Pietermaritzburg has created a tropical oasis brimming with beautiful plants.

At one with nature • Gardening with minimal water isn’t easy but these homeowners have found a way.

A BOUNTY OF roses and hydrangeas • Adele van Staden’s summer garden truly is a sight to behold.

Rescue mission • Using a wealth of indigenous plants saved from the surrounding areas, Gerda Coetzee has created a gorgeous garden in tune with Mother Nature.

A tiny masterpiece • Retha Swart’s love of mosaics was the inspiration behind the design of her compact garden in Durbanville.

SURPRISE package! • This garden may be pocket-sized, but there’s always something new to behold around every corner.

COMPACT AND colourful • Ina Nauhaus’s townhouse garden in Bloemfontein is glorious all year round, largely thanks to the use of recycled water.

A riot of colour • In this cottage garden, the plants decide where they’d like to grow!

Tips & tricks FOR SMALL GARDENS • Creating a stunning garden in a compact space is easy if you stick to a few classic design principles, says Neville Orsmond of Create a Landscape.

THE QUEEN OF THE floral kingdom • Rose expert Nan Steyn of Swellendam has had a lifelong passion for these blooms. She tells us why she loves them so much, and how to get the best from your rose garden.

BEAUTIFUL bedfellows • Add impact to your rose garden with colourful companion plants.

Your rose calendar • Follow these tips for radiant blooms and healthy plants, month after month.

Hedge your bets • Every garden should boast a beautiful hedge. Follow gardening expert Pietman Diener’s advice on how to choose the right one.

Living art • Keen to try shaping some of your plants into topiaries and patterns? We show you how…

LITTLE WATER, lots of flowers! • Water is a scarce resource. But even with a shortage, these hardy plants will reward you with an abundance of blooms. Five experts tell you more…

CARPETS OF colour • Experts share their favourite groundcovers – and where best to plant them.

IT’S A numbers game • Create interesting visual effects with large groups of similar plants – even if your garden is small.

Suitable plants • The following plants work well for mass plantings, each for a specific purpose.

CULTIVATE A six-pack • Add colour to your garden in a jiffy with trays of pretty annuals.

GET CREATIVE WITH succulents! • These waterwise beauties will make a statement in anything from a hanging basket or tin to a pot or wooden box.

On the up and up • Add vertical interest to your garden with climbing plants.

GROUND rules • When it comes to a healthy garden, your soil plays a vital role.

Black gold for your garden •...