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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 softer side OF HARD landscaping • Linear design and geometric patterns, nature’s palette and organic shapes - we explore them all in these stylish outdoor spaces!

A garden for togetherness • A creative family has divided their compact Karoo garden into several ‘rooms’ in which they can cook, entertain and relax.

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A MID-CENTURY marvel • Although designed for today, the garden and outdoor living areas perfectly reflect the style of this modernist 1960s home.

CORRECTIVE measures • Rooms on different levels and a sociable spot to suit every occasion were exactly what this Wellington garden needed.

FROM garage TO gorgeous GUEST COTTAGE • This Airbnb showcases the owners’ design skills and appreciation of recycled furnishings — and pays tribute to the local Irene architecture.

Let’s braai! • This sociable space was treated to a two-part glow-up, with colour.

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Hosts with the most • Instead of a full-scale renovation, a creative pair worked with the space they had to create an enticing entertaining area.

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Inside out! • From stacking doors to light-filled atriums and verandas that flow into the garden, every home can strengthen its connection to the outdoors, even on a tight budget.

A green SANCTUARY • Limited space in your yard? Follow this gardener’s advice and create a lush haven with indoor plants.

Decorate outdoors • A garden isn’t just about beautiful plants — enhance its aesthetic with the perfect accessories.

Dancing in the wind • Ornamental grasses bring life to the garden with their graceful, feathery foliage.

HOMEGROWN gems for the vase • Create a cut flower garden with indigenous treasures.

A POLLINATOR’S paradise • How to attract (and keep) beneficial insects in your garden.

An urban oasis • With the addition of a cascading water feature, this couple turned their city garden into an escape to nature.

Out of necessity • Nellie van Aardt has always had a waterwise garden – because that’s what works in her environment.

Stones don’t need water! • Gravel, agate and paving complement roses and waterwise plants in this Boland garden.

Easy on the eye • Indigenous plants and a limited colour scheme define this well-planned garden.

MY GARDEN of cuttings • Maya Pellissier fills her flowerbeds with plants she cultivates herself with the minimum of effort – and those she doesn’t need are swapped with other gardeners!

The gift that keeps on giving • By taking cuttings and dividing existing plants and those from friends, Anne Turner and her son David have created a stunning garden that takes on a whole new personality as the seasons change.

Creature comforts • Build an insect hotel and provide a habitat for beneficial bugs and small reptiles like geckos and lizards.

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