Garden guru Tanya Visser visits South Coast
Tanya Visser, a passionate gardener, says her blood runs green.
LOCAL gardeners will be pleased to know that one of South Africa’s favourite garden gurus, Tanya Visser, will be at Builders Express, Southcoast Mall, on Saturday, November 18, from 10am to noon.
If you would like to hear her talk, book by contacting Valin at valin.reddy@builders.co.za or 086 0994188.
The well-known television presenter of the Home Channel’s popular show, The Gardener, Tanya Visser is also the editor of The Gardener and Die Tuinier magazines, the author of various gardening books and a thoroughly entertaining speaker.
YOU MIGHT ALSO BE INTERESTED IN : Art in the Garden grows much food for thought
Tanya’s passion for gardening rooted itself at a young age through the guidance of her parents. It all started with helping her dad in the veggie patch, and to this day she loves growing her own vegetables for the kitchen.
“Many of my earliest memories are of gardening with my mom and dad, of picking tomatoes, digging up the rich earth to harvest our home-grown peanuts, cutting anthurium blooms for the vase and watching as they cared for their potted orchids. Gardening is my passion, my life and everything that I am. In fact, I’m pretty sure my blood is green,” she said
Tanya built on the knowledge gleaned during her childhood years by studying horticulture at what was then Natal Technikon. After qualifying as a horticulturist she began her working career at a garden centre, learning the tricks of the trade and expanding her plant and business knowledge. After a respectable nine years or so in the green industry she moved on to join the world of publishing.
Tanya has lots of big ideas when it comes to gardening and even bigger dreams.
“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 it brings,” she said.
According to this down-to-earth television personality, getting her hands dirty in the garden is not her only talent. As well as her love for nurturing plant life, she loves cooking and experimenting with fresh produce straight from the garden. She believes there is nothing better than producing a delicious homemade meal using your very own home-grown vegetables.
HAVE YOUR SAY
Like our Facebook page, follow us on Twitter and Instagram
For news straight to your phone, add us on BBM 58F3D7A7 or WhatsApp 082 421 6033
