{"id":196,"date":"2014-03-31T09:37:46","date_gmt":"2014-03-31T09:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/?p=196"},"modified":"2014-04-04T07:32:25","modified_gmt":"2014-04-04T07:32:25","slug":"doing-it-themselves-at-granny-mouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/doing-it-themselves-at-granny-mouse\/","title":{"rendered":"Doing it themselves at Granny Mouse!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Eccentricity, originality and quirkiness are all in a day\u2019s glance in the outdoors at Granny Mouse Country House &amp; Spa.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nAmongst the beautiful gardens that boast a number of flora \u2013 over 45 types &#8211; including Zantedescia (Arum lily), Hydrandea, Chinese Anenomy, Camellia, Agapanthus, Heliborus, Day lilies, Verbascum, Geranium, Felicia, Juncus, Iris Japonicus, to name a few, that lie nestled amongst the luscious green hedges and lawns, it is clear that much effort and thought has gone into the layout, design and gardening from the staff who take special care of their little petals and plants.<\/p>\n<p>Take a walk along the pathways with the towering trees and fragrant buds and capture the fun DIY features scattered around the property. Included in these features is a fireplace turned water feature, a water feature created out of corrugated iron and taps and a pond at the reception area &#8211; where unconventional taps feed the water through.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wanted to create that DIY effect that makes a hotel feel like home,\u201d said Gill Bowmaker \u2013 managing owner of the establishment.<\/p>\n<p>The number of skilled landscapers over the 30 years Granny Mouse has been running, that have worked closely with management to create a wonderland in the outdoors, and perhaps the most fun element of this development was to create something wild and different using natural materials that could really make a statement on the property.<\/p>\n<p>The idea of having each water feature in its specific place is to capture the sound of water running throughout the hotel \u2013 simulating that of the Lion\u2019s River which runs on the one side of the hotel. \u201cWe wanted to ensure that all guests get the sound of the river not matter which room they stay in,\u201d Bowmaker added.<\/p>\n<p>As you seek out these water features, it becomes evident that even the most novice of DIY can learn a thing or two about creating a unique, natural and funky water feature through the redeployment of everyday items.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/water-feature.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-197\" alt=\"water feature\" src=\"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/water-feature-225x300.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/water-feature-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/water-feature.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG6794.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-198\" alt=\"_IMG6794\" src=\"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG6794-199x300.jpg\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG6794-199x300.jpg 199w, http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMG6794.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eccentricity, originality and quirkiness are all in a day\u2019s glance in the outdoors at Granny Mouse Country House &amp; Spa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":199,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=196"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":227,"href":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196\/revisions\/227"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}