Master Stonemason of Kirstenbosch

You don't see many photos of Mr Robbie Smith. There is a brief mention of him in the new book on Kirstenbosch by Brian Huntley (on page 39) and I have not come across anything about him in back issues of Veld & Flora, yet more than most, it is the work of this man that has shaped and defined the beautiful gardens of Kirstenbosch.

His son, Franklin Smith, whom I met briefly at the AGM of the Friends of Meadowridge Common who were hosting a talk on the history of Kirstenbosch, drew my attention to this interesting article that has just appeared in the Tatler.