Born in the Netherlands but schooled in Cape Town, the author
was a ‘townie’ until she moved to the family protea farm with
her husband and sons in the 1970s. Serving the South African
protea indus...view moreBorn in the Netherlands but schooled in Cape Town, the author
was a ‘townie’ until she moved to the family protea farm with
her husband and sons in the 1970s. Serving the South African
protea industry, fi rst as part time Secretary and eventually as full
time Executive Chairman, she was also elected Chairman of the
International Protea Association. She retired from both these
positions in 2006. The author has travelled to many protea
producing countries around the world. She was also a committee
member of Fynbos Forum. She is still actively involved in her
husband’s dried fl ower export business.view less