Deighton is at home amidst a flurry of activity around his desk, like a lotus flower that blossoms in muddy water. Cool, calm and collected, he is a brilliant landscaper and the brains of the operation. He is a quiet and softly spoken leader who has an X-ray stare that keeps all employees in check. As a rule he likes meetings to be restricted to 45 minutes in length. Born in Durban and fluent in isiZulu, Deighton studied Horticulture and has been in the gardening industry in South Africa for 40 years.