the green house
Between Johannesburg’s skyscrapers and historic mine dumps, out into the highveld’s grasslands and meadows, flows an intricate network of waterways. They formed the source of inspiration for legendary landscape architect Patrick Watson when designing the gardens and architecture of Reflection, a private estate located just 30 minutes from the city centre in the Cradle of Humankind. Reflection is first experienced in what must be one of the country’s most spectacular driveway sequences: the property’s metal gate slowly opens revealing wonderfully complex botanical waterscapes on either
