For the gardens of Hout Bay and the Atlantic Seaboard.
After six years working in Cape Town garden services, Jed Druiff founded Rock House Gardens in Hout Bay. The reason is simple: most garden companies in this valley don't bother to do the basics well.
The Rock House name.
Rock House is a Hout Bay heritage estate the founder grew up around. The name belongs to the valley — quiet, established, made of stone, not in a hurry. The company is named for the same idea: built to last, not built to flip.
Rock House Gardens is the garden, pool and home-management division of Rock House (Pty) Ltd. Other divisions sit under the same parent.
What that looks like in practice.
Pride in the work. Rock House Gardens believes in lifting up the community we work in — and that starts with the team doing the work. When the people on a job feel valued, the work itself reflects it. That's the whole hiring philosophy.
On schedule. Every client gets a written schedule — what gets done, on which day, by which team. Visits happen as scheduled. Any genuine change is flagged in writing, not silently absorbed.
Honestly priced. One on-site assessment, one written quote, one annual review. No surcharges, no surprise add-ons mid-year. International owners get monthly invoices in ZAR with a clear summary.
Documented. For home-management clients, we send a monthly report with photos. For garden clients, we keep a service log so you (and the next gardener, if it ever changes hands) can see exactly what's been done.
The team.
A small team of experienced gardeners. Combined experience: thirty-two years across the four of them.
Mxholisi Witbooi
Team LeadFive years of garden service across Cape Town, plus three years running his own team. Knows the valley's gardens by name.
David Siyaleko
Senior GardenerFifteen years on Cape Town gardens. The most experienced hands on the team and a quiet, steady worker.
Josta
Senior GardenerTen years of garden service experience. Strong on pruning, hedge work and the seasonal rhythms of a Cape garden.
Inga
GardenerTwo years of garden experience and an absolute work horse. Newest to the team, fastest to the job.
The bakkie.
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