The Gardener Magazine

Raising ORCHIDS

Tinus and Nollie both say they were lucky to have grown up on farms, surrounded by nature and by keen gardeners and plant lovers. This passion for plants grew over the years, with every episode of a gardening show watched on TV (such as Gardens Wild and Wonderful), every new plant book paged through, and with every (frequent) visit to nurseries.

Turning a passion into a business

After working for some years as an engineer, Nollie decided it was

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