"When planning to build your dream home, you wouldn't think twice about hiring an architect to plan and design exactly what you want, but when it comes to the garden, it's an after-thought for many people and by then, the budget’s usually up.  But with more detailed and thoughtful planning, a landscape architect could step in and work wonders in your garden.

 

Cape Contours is taking this plunge and putting its talented teams, complete with green fingers, to work in what is a very close-knit and competitive industry.  It's often tough to 'make it' in the industry, says Stephen Steyn of Cape Contours.  'You hear about a lot of "fly by nights" who offer a service that ruins the reputation of the industry.'  Cape Contours takes pride in its services, offering clients a turnkey solution to all their gardening uncertainties.  There is no doubt that an attractive landscape garden adds value to your property.  As opposed to a building, a garden matures and increases in value as it grows.  Stephen, together with his brother Bevil, started up the company a year and a half ago after spending several years abroad working the luxury yacht industry.  But Stephen says that even though they had virtually travelled the world over, there was no place that compared to South Africa and it was time to return home.  On their return they soon realised there was a gap in the upper end of the landscaping market to provide clients with a complete landscaping service, from trimming hedges to roses, applying herbicides and pesticides, as well as the more specialized areas of pruning trees, and branches.  Cape Contours also specialises in the design and planning of the area, no matter how big, small or complicated it might be.

 

 

Cape Contours also strongly believes in creating a harmonious relationship with the construction architects, as the landscapers are often only brought in at the end of a building project.  There is a definite link between the architecture and landscaping of a property, and by opening up the relationship between landscaper and architect much earlier in the project, the client's needs may be addressed more fully.

 

Cape Contours is based in the southern suburbs of Cape Town but is not restricted to working in these areas.  They have recently completed work at Rodwell House in ST James, Muizenberg, as well as at the Pearl Valley Golf Estate in the Cape Winelands.

 

A landscaped garden will be the envy of all your neighbors, and who better to trust it with than an experienced and professional team.  Cape Contours promises a top quality service and you will see the results with every new sunrise."