The early road eastwards was the Old Passes Road and Knysna Road was known as the Victoria Bay road.It was an old wagon route which went only as far as Victoria Bay. The avenue of gum trees along Knysna Road on the eastern side of George is the remnant of a green border that graced…
the garden at Fairview Historic Homestead
In 1994 Desmond and Philda Benkenstein bought Fairview and took up the challenge to restore this historic George landmark – thankfully the grounds remained large enough to give the house a garden it deserves. Desmond is passionate about his garden and keeps a ‘wormery’, three compost heaps and a private nursery area. The front garden…