Roots in the
Eastern Free State
Family gardens and a creative upbringing inspire Daniel’s lifelong relationship with flowers and visual art.
OUR STORY · OUR ROOTS
Some things
are grown,
not made.
Two creative lives. One love of the natural world. A studio where flowers, landscape and art have always belonged together.
THE PLACE THAT SHAPES USBEFORE THE STUDIO
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First there
was curiosity.
Daniel “DP” Ferreira grew up on a farm near Bethlehem in the Eastern Free State, surrounded by gardens, making, art and the small details of everyday beauty. Floral design became an early fascination; fine-art study followed, and later four years of working with florists in London.
The landscape was always part of the picture. Daniel returned to South Africa in 2001 and settled in Knysna, where an independent floral practice eventually grew into something more.
Read the 2012 Knysna-Plett Herald profile ↗AN ORGANIC EVOLUTION
A journey
in chapters.
Roots in the
Art, then
London floristry
Formal fine-art study and four years in London shape a wider language of flowers, craft and design.
Home to
the Garden Route
Daniel returns to South Africa, settles in Knysna and develops a floral design practice.
Ecozest
takes root
Daniel dates Ecozest’s beginnings in the Garden Route to 2003. His creative partnership with Hannes unites floral and landscape design.
Two crafts.
One point of view.
From flowers and celebrations to gardens, the studio continues to explore the emotional power of the natural world.
THE MINDS BEHIND IT
Meet the
makers.
DP✳
FLORAL ARTIST & CREATIVEDaniel “DP”
Daniel “DP”
Ferreira
Fine-art roots, floristry experience and an instinct for arrangements that feel expressive and personal.
daniel@ecozest.co.za ↗HS❋
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTHannes
Hannes
Stander
Landscape architecture shaped by an appreciation of plants, biodiversity and a garden’s sense of place.
hannes@ecozest.co.za ↗Portraits are represented with abstract initials rather than unverified photography.
A PLACE THAT GROWS WITH THEM
Highacre:
a living idea.
Their Garden Route property Highacre has been a long-running personal garden project—a place to experiment, nurture, gather and live among plants. Its evolution has been featured in international design and garden publications.
Explore the published Highacre story ↗Image is illustrative, not photography of Highacre.THE STORY, DOCUMENTED