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NORWOOD

GPS: 32°41’03” S 26°14’24” E

WHERE SUN AND SHADE MEET: The stoep at Norwood is surrounded by the most beautiful red and white roses where one can sit in the sun or sit in the shade.

THE SHADY SIDE: A beautifully furnished spot where visitors can sit, sip a glass of red wine and relax after a hot summer's day.

RUSTIC SWIMMING POOL: Artificial rocks line the swimming pool to blend in with the landscape at Norwood farm.

SITE UNDER CONSTRUCTION!

WATCH THIS SPACE FOR AN INTERVIEW WITH ANN KNOX.

WILD FLOWERS: After years of drought the rain came down in torrents with the result the veld burst into masses of colour.

THE FRONT FACADE: Ann Knox at the entrance to Norwood's main residence.

COLOURFUL ARCHWAY: Ann Knox takes her little fox terrier for a walk in the rose-filled garden at Norwood.

EARTHEN URN: The stone walls of the farmhouse, once an old military outpost, contrasts beautifully with the flower-filled urn.

COOL BLUE POOL: There are two pools at Norwood - one for the family to swim in and the other as a natural water feature.

MOOD SETTER: The natural pool has special man-made rocks to create a rustic mood for the pool.

PERFECT SPECIMENS: A Grey Sunbird sits on a beautiful wet strelitzia after an early morning shower.

HOME MAKER: A Southern Masked-Weaver does exactly what nature intended in a tree in Norwood's garden.

DELICATE BLOOM: Most of the blooms in Norwood's garden are white, pink and red.

TREETOP FORRAGER: A Cape White-Eye gets ready to raid a pin-cushion.

BEAUTIFUL BLOOM: One of the hundreds of bright red roses growing in Norwood's garden.

TRIMMING THE GRASS: Ann Knox drives her lawnmower around the garden with the natural skill of a formula one racing driver.

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