Prestondale resident scoops title for best verge in the city
Over 100 entries were received for the annual competition.
THE winner of the annual eThekwini Municipality Verge Competition hails from Prestondale. Peter Tavener won first place in the residential category of the competition. The winners were announced in a sunny ceremony at the Durban Botanic Gardens today, Thursday, 28 February.
Over 100 entries were received this year and the best verge was chosen based on the Wow! Factor, civic pride, sustainability, aesthetic appeal, water-wise consideration, maintenance design and that it was invasive alien plant free.
Travener said that his verge project had attracted wildlife. “I am very happy about the award. When my son and I created our verge garden, we created an eco-system. We have lots of butterflies, lizards and birds and never have to water the garden as it looks after itself,” he said.
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eThekwini Parks and Recreation head, Thembinkosi Ngcobo said the competition encouraged civic pride.
“Without the participation of our residents within our cleaning and environmental management programmes, there is no way that the city will be clean. No matter how hard 23000 of our staff members work, if our residents are not party to that, it is not going to work. This project is about civic pride because we know how central our residents, in their own individual efforts and collectively, will contribute towards a greener city, a better city and a friendlier city that will attract investments and tourism,” added Ngcobo.
The verges were judged by a panel of judges made up mostly of horticulturists.
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