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FEATURE

PROFILE ON DAVE

KIRKBY

DOYEN OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN

LANDSCAPING INDUSTRY

Dave Kirkby is well-known throughout the South African
green industry, and is one of its founding fathers. What
some may not know is that he didn’t start out as a
landscaper, it was something that evolved, culminating in
his company’s master piece – the installation of Sun City’s Dave Kirkby, founder of Top Turf
expansive gardens. Landscaping

Q: Was landscaping always something agriculture at the University of Natal- I worked as a research officer, focussing
you wanted to do? Pietermaritburg and then worked for on cultivated pastures and natural veld
the Dohne Agricultural Research Station research; veld and pastures form the basis
A: I was always inspired by growing in Stutterheim, in the Eastern Cape, in of all animal production and I undertook
things, by wide open spaces, by farming order to repay the government loan animal management on diverse farming
and by the wonders of nature. I studied which had funded my university studies. operations. Since the age of 13, I

Anahita Golf Course and Resort: Secret Bay, hole no. 15

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