In a ‘cross-over’ book like this we have had to rely on the help of many people from different parts of our lives. The list is long, and we may have missed a few people. If we have, our sincere apologies! Our heartfelt gratitude goes to:
Neville Chapman and Paradise Duma of Garden Scapes for their hard work and enthusiasm in interpreting Lindsay’s design for Steve’s garden.
The homeowners who allowed us to feature their gardens – Rosie and Mark Drummond, Jennifer and Jonathan Oppenheimer, Cecily Salmon and Mark Liptrot, and Lynnette Joyce of Earthbound Landscapes, who shared her client’s garden.
Elsa Pooley for her advice, and for writing the beautiful foreword.
For generous support, advice, and allowing us to take photographs of their gardens and farms – Richard Boon, Julia and Charles Botha, Stella and Kevin Cockburn, Alicia and Sean Culverwell, Barbara Joannou, Martin Krüger, Jack Mason, Jackie and Neil McFadyen, Geoff Nichols, Lieveke Noyons, Strilli and Nicky Oppenheimer, Anne and Ernest Pringle, Scott Bader (Pty) Ltd., Ricard Strauss, Anno Torr, Esther and Eugene van der Westhuizen, Luelle and Jimmy Watts, Mark Williams, and Christopher Willis.
Hermann Staude, Silvia Mecenero Kirkman, and Ian and Allison Sharp for the groundbreaking Caterpillar Rearing Group.
Photographers Justin and Yolande Bode, André Claassens, André Coetzer, Jeremy Dobson, Bernard du Pont, Kevin Drummond-Hay, Mandy Freeman, Phyllis Green, Graham Henning, Richard Jessnitz, John Joannou, Steve Johnson, Andrew Morton, Rick Nuttall, Rolf Oberprieler, Wolf-Achim and Hanna Roland, Raimund Schutte, Reinier Terblanche, Luelle Watts, Peter Webb, Bart Wursten.
Pippa Parker, Colette Alves, Janice Evans and Colette Stott of Penguin Random House for their unruffled professionalism.
And last, but not least, Jayne Woodhall for patience and putting up with the two of us huddled behind the iMac, uttering arcane incantations…
Without each one of you, this book could never have happened.
LINDSAY GRAY
Principal: The School Of Garden Design
STEVE WOODHALL
President: The Lepidopterists’ Society of Africa