GEORGEG NEWS - Gardeners in Pacaltsdorp, Rosemoor and Kleinkrantz excelled in the Kos en Fynbos winter gardening competition.
The winners were announced at three prize giving events last week and they were rewar-ded with a lovely collection of gardening equipment, plants, trees and seeds that are sure to inspire them to keep planting and nurturing their gardens.
Other participants received either a spade and fork or a spade and rake. All participants received five packets of seeds, two trees/plants and gardening gloves.
New Plant Nursery donated about 500 trees that were dished out among all the participating gardeners present at the prizegiving events, and the councillors in each ward sponsored the prizes.
The winners in each of the wards are as follows:
Best vegetable garden: Maria Williams
Best compost maker: Awie Maritz
Most creative garden: Nicolene Booysen
Best vegetable garden: Cornelius Veldman
Best compost maker: Niklaas Borcherds
Most creative garden: Louisa Jacobs
Best vegetable garden: Gilbert Nokha
Best compost maker: Gerald Lawrence
Most creative garden: Jakob Damons
Best vegetable garden: Henry Kortje
Best compost maker: Des Muller
Most creative garden: Jean Daniels
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Three of the Rosemoor winners. From left are: Jakob Damons (most creative garden), Gerald Lawrence (best compost maker) and Gilbert Nokha (best vegetable garden). With them are Marco Sauer (Kos en Fynbos coordinator for Rosemoor) and Hendrik Ingo (Ward 6 councillor). Photos: Alida de Beer
ARTICLE AND PHOTOS: ALIDA DE BEER, GEORGE HERALD - JOURNALIST.
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