Cape Town’s iconic Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden remains a breathtaking sight, but experts warn the institution behind the beauty is in quiet crisis. Collapsing systems, vanishing expertise and suffocating red tape are undoing what generations built. Daily Maverick’s Don Pinnock explains.Reporting by: Don PinnockFilmed by: Joel SeboaEdited by: Joel SeboaProduced by: Emilie Gambade Creative lead by: Malibongwe TyiloSub-edited by: Kevin Flynn***Kirstenbosch is one of the most beautiful botanical gardens in the world. It’s a Cape Town treasure with millions of visitors every year. But there’s been talk of a decline for several years.Then came a bombshell Facebook post from James Deacon. He’s a plant specialist. He’s been involved with Kirstenbosch for 19 years - first as a volunteer,