About Us - The Gardener : The Gardener

Lonehill Media has, for 20 years, been pioneers in delivering gold standard gardening and DIY content through our print and digital magazines.

The Gardener and Die Tuinier magazines are currently the only dedicated gardening magazines in South Africa, and they are supported by our Grow to Eat and Open Gardens of South Africa seasonal magazines.

Led by gardening guru Tanya Visser, we are passionate about creating content that is inspirational, informative and practical for readers to enjoy.

And that’s not all, we also inspire through our digital channels, social media and videos that encourage a host of gardening, DIY and outdoor enthusiasts to get out there and get their hands dirty. We assist brands and businesses in showcasing their products and services through innovative educational content for their own channels or for promotion on ours.

Learn more about Lonehill Media by visiting our website: www.lonehillmedia.co.za

Our contributors

Tanya Visser

Tanya is a television presenter, public speaker, editor of The Gardener and Die Tuinier magazines and one of the world’s most avid and enthusiastic gardeners. She says “Gardening has helped me overcome many challenges in my life and my dream is to share with as many people as possible the joy that gardening brings.” Tanya has a wealth of gardening knowledge that she shares with us in the hope that it will encourage people to start gardening or continue with it. She strives to give achievable and practical tips for the every day person that will help them in their garden whether that be a lawn with garden beds or a few pots outside the kitchen.

Look out for the ‘In the garden with Tanya’ section in The Gardener and Die Tuinier magazines for a multitude of seasonal info on what you can plant, cut and sow.

Greg Dowsett

Greg is a multiple award-winning garden designer and landscaper with over 20 years of experience. He has a passion for turning green spaces into living canvases and creating gardens into breathtaking outdoor art whilst working towards a sustainable future. With an artist’s eye and a gardener’s touch, Greg will create a bespoke garden for you, endorsed by an extensive portfolio and award-winning designs.

Find ‘Greg’s Top Tips’ in The Gardener and Die Tuinier magazines for some essential tips on garden maintenance, landscaping, lawn care, propagating, installing, dividing and pool care.

Wendy Moulton

Backed by her extensive gardening and food gardening knowledge gained from years of bringing our magazines to life, Wendy has a good-eye for what works well on the page as well as in the kitchen. Not only is she a whizz at finding recipes, she is also a master of testing those recipes and producing flavourful results all while making it look incredible easy.

Keep an eye out for Wendy’s ‘From Seed To Sauté’ section in The Gardener and Die Tuinier magazines for help on how to grow your own fruit, veggies and herbs and interesting recipes to try.

Izolda Visser

Izolda is a knowledgeable and passionate gardener with a talent for anything artistic and creative. She regularly makes being creative look effortless, especially when it comes to decorating and beautifying a space with plants. At home, Izolda has a number of different pursuits but you can often find her painting or spending hours in her orchid house taking care of her orchids, ferns, mosses and collectible plants.

In our magazines, Izolda shares tips on cut-flowers, crafting, orchids, indoor plants and ways to have fun and be creative with plants. Look out for the ‘Gardening with Izolda’ section in The Gardener and Die Tuinier.

Anna Celliers

Hailing from the Cape, Anna has been an integral part of the Lonehill team since 2006. She is a horticulturalist, landscaper, writer and the assistant editor of The Gardener and Die Tuinier magazines. Anna has a wealth of plant and gardening knowledge under her belt that she shares in the form of many articles and segments in the magazines. She is also an excellent Afrikaans translator and copy editor. You can always count on Anna for straightforward, unpretentious and practical advice both on gardening and on life, usually best enjoyed on her stoep with a glass of wine in hand.

Look out for Anna’s ‘Stoep Stories‘ in The Gardener and Die Tuinier magazines for funny, relatable stories that always have a life lesson to share.

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