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WHO LIVES HERE? Rocco de Villiers and Clive van den Berg with their pooches Kleintjie (Irish Shorthair Terrier), Lochner and Bossie (Scottish Terriers)

WHERE Parktown Ridge, Johannesburg

SIZE OF PROPERTY 2 000m²

TYPE OF SOIL Rocky

I take photos of plants for my Instagram all the time. People love it and then they share pictures of their own plants with me. – Rocco

Pianist and entertainment artist Rocco de Villiers and sculptor Clive van den Berg’s heritage home in Parktown, Johannesburg, boasts a fabulous garden with steps, low walls and charming secret nooks.

But maintaining a garden like this when your house is built on a rock requires skill,

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