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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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ALL ABOUT structure • Mastering the art of landscaping, no matter your style, involves combining the right materials and plants with a little ingenuity.

SECRET garden • A colourful combination of tiles, pots, ornaments and trelliswork creates the ultimate courtyard haven.

Inside out • At this Stanford farmstead, life revolves around the wraparound veranda and its charming Overberg views.

From zero to hero • This revamped backyard with its ample seating is a winner!

Sunshine AND HAPPY DAYS • A reimagined back garden has become a delightful outdoor living area for architect Mark Thomas and his family.

How one big pool became a splash pool and water storage

Come and join us! • This garden is refreshingly cool in summer and warm and inviting in winter.

Cook's corner • Timber cladding adds a sense of warmth to this outdoor kitchen – and check out the fabulous storage for the braai wood!

'Our beautiful bush kitchen' • This cleverly designed container on a farm outside Beaufort West may be just the solution you need if your kitchen is situated too far from your outdoor entertaining area.

The picture of perfection • Previously a seldom used eyesore, this inviting stoep is now the main entrance to the house.

Set your boundaries • Take inspiration from these clever ideas for transforming unsightly garden walls into focal points…

How to paint a vibracrete wall

Cool AT THE POOL! • Take a look at how these homeowners created stylish and sociable outdoor entertaining spaces.

Let's go shopping!

A light touch • Illuminating your garden is practical, but it also adds life to outdoor spaces at night and improves security. Four experts share their advice…

Let's go shopping

UP YOUR game! • Raised beds are a great way to add interest to your garden and make it easier to work in and maintain.

Why use raised beds?

How to build a raised bed

Plant list • Wondering what to plant in your raised beds? Neville and Minette offer the following suggestions:

From bleak to beautiful • Against all odds, a barren environment is now a family-friendly oasis.

Dig a French drain

Walk this way • A garden path is so much more than just a route between your front gate and front door. It's also a design element that adds depth – and texture – to your garden. Four experts offer their advice…

A natural choice • Wildflowers and veld grasses ensure that this garden blends seamlessly with its surroundings.

Another veldgarden…

A surprise AROUND EVERY CORNER • Take a walk with us through the beautiful rooms in this structured garden.

The garden takes shape • The project kicked offin April 2015 and lasted about nine weeks (the pool was installed beforehand). This is how it was done:

Different rooms • The garden is divided into six garden rooms, each with its own character and palette:

HIS FIRST love! • Shaun van Huyssteen has had a lifelong passion for roses.

An abundance of colour •...