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Jenny Berrisford

28/11/1940 – 10/8/2018 Jenny B is one of those rare people who left a double legacy in her community: invisible and visible, in our special memories but also in so many landscapes around the villages of the Kogelberg. Those special memories - Jenny telling a story with verve then our unstoppable laughter, her tales of early days in Pringle, Jenny smiling, gracious, defending the right, fun on BotSoc expeditions – Gifberg, Groenfontein. Hardworking always, Jenny qualified as a horticulturist at the then Cape Technicon while mother of four busy children and running an export protea…
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Fynbos Gardening

How to create an attractive firewise garden - By Jenny Berrisford This article, written by Jenny Berrisford, originally appeared in the January 2014 Kogelberg Branch Newsletter.  It is, without a doubt still incredibly relevant today.  The recent very wet winter has resulted in either very lush new growth or dead plants which have been “drowned”  by the high water table. First and foremost you need to remove all dead vegetation, and then prune back any tall growth near the house. This will certainly leave you with a huge pile of potentially hazardous material should there be…
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