On returning to South Africa I bought a very rundown property at Mount Moreland about 25 km north of Durban. Again this garden is fast becoming a perfect working example of what can be achieved in a medium sized suburban garden as far as having both a functional garden which attracts wildlife as well as being a well planned aesthetically pleasing garden that fulfils the basic principles of good landscape design. Here again I am putting into practice my belief that nature conservation starts at your own front door: In a very short space of time I have again proved that one can do a lot ones self  to benefit nature. I am fast producing a pleasing well managed garden that may lead others to also convert their own sterile, dysfunctional, unattractive gardens into places of beauty and tranquility.

My garden at Mount Moreland is being planted to mainly native plants that occur naturally within a radius of 50 km , again many of them rare or unusual. it is a haven to birds, insects in particular butterflies, reptiles, frogs. The monkeys that pay regular visits destroy of kill everything possible, this is a very serious environmental problem that very urgently needs to be addressed by the nature conservation authorities..

My garden in which I have planted almost every tree and plant is an outstanding working example of what you can also do to create a pleasing, interesting, tranquil, well planned garden that can also bring an amazing amount of wildlife back into the city. In just over 18 months I have introduced over 300 hundred plant species into my  garden.