The pretty, established suburb of Emmarentia lies between Linden and Greenside, right in the heart of the northern suburbs of Johannesburg. Emmarentia's residents regard Emmarentia as the "green heart" of the city. And they are not wrong. Emmarentia, which incorporates Emmarentia Ridge and Emmarentia extension 1, includes within its boundaries Emmarentia dam, the Botanical Gardens, Melville Koppies and Marks park cricket club. Add to this the high density of established tree-lined avenues, and Emmarentia is, in effect, a green lung. There is something of a debate when it comes to the origin of the suburb's name. The assumption is that the leafy suburb was named after a...