SA Garden and Home

A TOUCH of the TROPICS

WHO LIVES HERE?

Nicole and Chris O’Connor, and their sons Christian (3) and Charles (10 months).

THE HOUSE

A double-storey, 1930’s heritage house in Cape Town with impressive views of the mountains. It has four bedrooms, two bathrooms and a garden set-up for entertaining and relaxation.

It was a January afternoon in 2017 when Nicole O’Connor got an e-mail from her husband, Chris, titled ‘Must Open’.

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EDITOR Mary Jane Harris PRODUCTION/EDITORIAL COORDINATOR Mandy Buchholz 087 158 0279 ART DIRECTOR Geoff Maher geoffm@caxton.co.za KZN CONTRIBUTING EDITOR, DECOR Candice Botha candicebotha@gmail.com CAPE CONTRIBUTING EDITOR, GARDENING Marianne Ale

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