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Get out into the garden

WE CHAT TO DONOVAN KIRKWOOD

Around the world in one garden

A man who aims to help save the world one plant at a time was recently appointed the new curator of the Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden. Donovan Kirkwood shares his vision for the future with Maja Palm.

Unfortunately, we’ve reached the point worldwide where most natural systems are under enormous pressure – to such an extent that the mass extinction of species is irreversible. Natural things we take

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