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¡@ South Africa has
done it again! For the 36th time South Africa has won
Gold at the prestigious Royal Horticultural Society (RHS)
Chelsea Flower Show in London, United Kingdom.
That¡¦s 36 times in the 43
years that South Africa has exhibited at the
international flower show.
Leon Kluge, SANBI¡¦s new designer, is overjoyed: ¡§It was
an experience compared to none representing South Africa
at the world¡¦s most prestigious flower show, the Chelsea
Flower Show. Winning an award is an added bonus. My team
and I hope that we made South Africa proud and that we
convinced many, many people here in Europe to visit our
magnificent diverse country.¡¨
SANBI Board Chairperson Nana Magomola and CEO Dr
Moshibudi Rampedi, praised the team for the superb work
they had done in presenting South Africa¡¦s unique
biodiversity to the world.
¡§Once again SANBI ¡V Kirstenbosch has done South Africa
proud,¡¨ said Nana Magomola. Our 36th gold medal in 43
years of participating at the Royal Horticultural
Society Chelsea Flower Show! Greater thanks to our new
designers, Leon Kluge and Chris Randlehoff, and our
volunteers who worked hard to make the exhibit a
success. From SANBI, Mpendulo Gabayi of Kirstenbosch
National Botanical Garden and Ricardo Riddles of the
Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden , thank you for
your contribution to this year¡¦s exhibit. Well done, you
stand on the shoulders of giants who came before you.¡¨
"Our team has presented many facets of the beauty and
diversity of South Africa¡¦s floral kingdom and
cultures,¡¨ Dr Rampedi said.
¡V Source:
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