Anja Buch is happiest when she can take care of the flowers and plants in her garden. Therefore, her path to becoming a master gardener and florist was set out from a very early age.

TAUKA. “Even as a child, I loved digging in the earth,” says the 25-year-old. “That’s why my family likes to call me ‘mole’. There is simply nothing more exciting and beautiful than watching nature grow.” Your green thumb proved the Young gardener 2017 with first place at Styrian state competition and third place at Federal candidate.

Made independent

Buch stresses that her job is her calling. That is why, in addition to her work as a Master Gardener in a gardening business. “I had the idea for a long time. Last winter I finally had the determination to do it.” With the support of her family, she designed her garden and set up a home with Salesroom Buch lovingly calls the 600 square meter cultivation area her playground. There are 15 different types of summer flowers and plants. “I grew everything myself,” Buch emphasizes. In total, there are around 3,000 plants.

Tips from the pros

“If you want to create a garden, you should first pay attention to the Soil procurement The right fertilizer is crucial. I would also recommend every hobby gardener to regularly mulch. Then the weeds stay away. She sells the harvested cut flowers on pre-order as Bouquets and flower arrangements. Buch also offers candles, professional garden soil and bark mulch.

Dried flowers in winter

In autumn the garden is cleared. 300 Dahlias-Knollen, the book to their absolute Favorite flowers counts. To get through the winter, the master gardener has already pre-dried numerous flowers. These are ideal for arrangements, door wreaths, loops and much more. Next spring, work in the garden will begin again. “Then it may well be that the garden will be a bit bigger,” says Buch.

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