Lately, it has been used as a fashion statement by youngsters, calling it a \u201cswagger stick\u201d. Vergenoegd L\u00f6w\u2019s managing director, Corius Visser, also uses it as a handy gift to visitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Phindile Ntenelele, the green soul behind Vergenoegd L\u00f6w\u2019s vibrant landscapes, shares his passion for trees and gardening. His hands, sculptors of beauty, carve knopkieries from branches, blending tradition, and style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Phindile moved to Cape Town in 2007 from the Eastern Cape, got a job planting trees, and this is where his love for gardening took seed. He joined the Vergenoegd L\u00f6w team in 2017 and is part of a team of three who tends to the gardens on the estate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe job that I am doing here: I love it. The people on the farm are happy. I look forward to coming to work every day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The man who turns every day into a masterpiece of growth and greenery<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n His day starts at 08:00. The morning is dedicated to clearing and tidying the extensive gardens in front of the visitors\u2019 areas like the Manor House, Clara\u2019s Barn, and Geuwels restaurant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After a midday break it is general garden maintenance like watering via sprinkling system, depending on the season, lawn cutting, shaping the hedges, and feeding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI have seen a big change over the years, not only in the developments on the farm, but also in the working systems.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n He likes to garden at home in Khayelitsha, where he lives with his family. He is a father of two girls, aged six and three. Even on his off-days, he thinks about the gardens at Vergenoegd L\u00f6w and what needs to be done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When Phindile goes back to the Eastern Cape to visit family, he does gardening and likes to show other people what he has learnt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOne day I might want to open a small business and use all the skills that I have learnt since starting gardening.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Trees hold a special place in his heart Tending to the trees on the estate is Phindile\u2019s favourite task. His love for trees is evident in how he puts his head in his hands just thinking about cutting down a tree! 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