violaceae (Wild Garlic), Hermannia pinnata (honey scented) and Mentha suavolens
villosa (Apple Mint). Herbs and vegetables can be picked and washed in a
basin at a work bench which also provides storage space for gardening tools.
The small seating area with tables and chairs can facilitate structured activities
in relation to horticultural therapy and provide an informal meeting space.
General plantings for visual enjoyment and providing interesting tactile
experiences in this garden include, again amongst others, a selection of
Aloe hybrids, Eriocephalus africanus (Wild Rosemary/ Kapokbossie, with
its woolly seeds), Dierama pendulum (Hairbell – with its mauve pendulous
flowers), Aristea ecklonii (Blue Stars), Lathyrus odoratus (the exotic Sweet Pea),
Zantedeschia aethiopica (White Arum Lily), Alstroemeria (with its sharply defined
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Client: Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital Trust
Architects: Sheppard Robson International, GAPP Architects, John Cooper and
Ruben Reddy Architects
Landscape architects: GREENinc Landscape Architecture
Planting design: Dr Erika van den Berg (landscape architect)
Main landscape contractor: Life Landscapes
Hard landscape construction: Hard Landscape Enterprises
Play structures, steel and wood elements: Truestyle Hard Landscaping
Solutions
Steel screens: Spiral Engineering
Laying of rubberized flooring: Seamless Flooring
Plant sourcing: Tshala Plant Brokers (all trees sourced from Just Trees)
CONTRIBUTORS TO LANDSCAPE
Art in the landscape
Art curator: Bongi Dhlomo
Project manager art installation: Bié Venter
Artists
Exterior landscape
Animal sculptures: Winston Luthuli
Sensory Garden interactive water feature: Usha Seejarim with Bronwyn
Findlay
Mosaic panels: Bronwyn Findlay
Interior Landscape
Interactive train: Mary Sibande (manufactured by Alan Epstein)
Umlabalaba play pieces and Abacus pieces: The Coloured Cube
Movable flower shaped seating: Spitfire Furniture & Design
Story Screen steel vignettes: The Coloured Cube in partnership with
Assemblage
Paper Prayer mosaic panels: Soweto Art Ladies Mosaic Co-op.
Wayfinding Signage: Vincent Truter – Creative Direction and Wayfinding
Strategy; Carina Comrie – Creative Direction and Graphic Design; Lou Louw
– Project and Production Management; Io Makandal and Zelé Angelides –
Wallpaper Design; Jenny Hattingh – DTP