Meet Horticulturist
Fatima Behardien
Lavender Blue Landscapes
Established by long-time owner Fatima Behardien
The company offers a comprehensive range of services including
DESIGN | CONSTRUCTION | IRRIGATION | MAINTENANCE
Fatima’s finely honed skills and expertise also include negotiations, consultations and urban planning.
Approach
Three aspects Fatima keeps in mind when designing
a recipe developed over time and through experience
As a garden psychologist of sorts, she combines all the information and insights provided by clients with her knowledge and experience to create stylish, practical and truly interesting gardens. This holistic project management approach and Fatima’s unwavering professionalism have secured the respect and trust of hundreds/thousands of clients over the years.
The final touches are of the utmost importance to me. When I leave a garden, it must feel like Lavender Blue Landscapes was there.
Background
Before founding Lavender Blue Landscapes, Fatima studied Graphic Design at the Ruth Prowse Art School and Horticulture at Cape Peninsula University of Technology with Landscape Architecture as her major, followed by employment at a renowned nursery in Constantia.
Since then, she has worked in Dubai, France and Australia and was exposed to the Chelsea Flower show in the UK. At the show, Fatima assisted at the Romantic Garden Nursery, a company that specialises in topiaries, pleaching and espalier.
Defining career moments and special projects completed by Lavender Blue Landscapes include designing a Montessori school in Dubai, a holiday house in Boussac (France) and an English formal garden at Silverhurst Estate in Constantia.
For me, every garden is unique and special.
Our Principles
EXCELLENCE
Be successful
INTEGRITY
Adhere to highest moral
and ethical principles
ACCOUNTABILITY
Obligation to report, explain
and justify our decisions and work
Gardening with Fatima
Expert Insights For Self-sufficient Gardening
What You Need to Know About Heritage Seeds
Spring Ornamental Gardening
Things to Do and Look Forward to
Gardening Advice for Second Homeowners
The Story of Kaap Mooi Luxury Guest House
Leeukloof Garden
Landscaping Around Pools
Autumn’s Magnificent Colours
Fynbos, Forests and
Fires on Our Mountains
Fire Pits & Bomas
Integrated, Edible, Aesthetic Gardens
Indigenous Plants
The Spring Garden
Organic Vegetables and Self-Sustaining Gardening
Compact without Compromise
Add Interest and Flow with Water Features
The Joy of Starting a Garden
The Magic of Roses
Great Inspirations
Rare Plant Species
Aesthetic Sporty Spaces
Easy Ways to Multiply Your Plant Stock
Playing the Monopoly Game
Topiary, Espalier & Pollarding
Finishing Touches: Embellishing Your Garden
Accolades
Top 40 Landscaper in SA – 2002
Chelsea Flower Show: Silver Gild, Romantic Gardens – 2008
