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Isabel Swiegers
As you come over the last hill before entering Robertson, your eyes will be drawn to the row of billowing white roses and tall palm trees that line the right-hand side of the road. This welcoming scene also marks the entrance to La Colline, the farm belonging to Bruwer and Isabel Swiegers, the lady that features in the Robertson Winery advertisement.

Isabel is the gardener of the family, and it is easy to see why. She is colourful, voluptuous and much prettier than in the ad. Both her home and her garden are filled with colour. It is a busy but comfortable place with dogs lolling about, people wandering in and out, and the constant whirr of farm machinery in the background.

Married for almost 25 years, Isabel has been gardening for just as long. “When I came here, I knew nothing about gardening. The garden I inherited from my mother-in-law was smaller and simpler, but I slowly started planting things; and through trial and error and advice from friends and neighbours, I figured it out. My husband was always on hand to give advice about fertilizer and pests, but I had to develop the layout of the garden.” It is a peaceful place, with broad sweeping beds and towering trees that provide the shade so necessary during the hot, dry summers. While white iceberg floribundas line the roadside, pink Manou Meilland make a pretty hedge along the farm fence, while the scarlet Cocktail climber makes a statement on the pergola near the house. The deep yellow South Africa roses that Isabel is holding in the advertisement, greet one at the kitchen door: “These are one of my favourite roses, I just love the colour and they flower abundantly.”

“I love spending time in the garden, walking around with my dogs and watching things grow and blossom,” says this lovely lady, who has been very busy lately, planting up the church garden with more of her signature white roses. “I love to beautify my surroundings, and I love to make other people happy too, that’s what we’re like here in Robertson.”


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