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Creating your best life with Markus Hamence and your favourite indoor plants

About Markus

Get to know THE BOTANIC DESIGNER

Heya Plant Rockstars, I’m Markus Hamence and work as The Botanic Designer. My own home boasts over 400+ indoor plants (as seen on South Aussie with Cosi) and though I do not encourage others to follow suit to this quantity unless you know what you’re in for and slightly obsessed like me, I certainly subscribe to that a home becomes more pleasant with the addition of one or two stunning specimens placed here and there. Most recently I can be seen on the new Channel Nine show The Garden Hustle where I offer my expertise as the ‘Garden Guru’.

This website and all content are based solely on my experiences with plants and the information I have garnered from them during my successes, and, my disasters. It is not a intended to be an encyclopedia, just my personal collected ramblings and goings-on.

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Varying Workshops

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ALL LOCATIONS

Workshops are held and can be run all around Australia. From the city areas plus coastal, hills & suburbs right to the regional towns and remote areas (including cruise ships).

experienced knowledge

From the experienced gained in his plant world, Markus delivers knowledge and content in a variety of ways over an array of 13 seperate workshops. The sessions range from conversation based with slide presentations through to actual hands-on session.

fun & engaging

The workshops are fun, entertaining, informative and most of all engaging. Enter the session with questions, leave with laughter and a smile and the knowledge you sought.

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Daily Mail
2020

Glam Adelaide
2020

South Aussie with Cosi
2020

Glam Adelaide
2022

Glam Adelaide
2023

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People And Their Plants...

Corina g - klemzig, sa

Corina Gul is a keen, talented and award winning photographer, she’s an amazing cook (trust me), a ‘lover of life’ and holds ‘being kind’ importantly high. BUT, her garden is we are chatting about today. If there’s a rose she doesn’t know of, it’s not worth knowing about. 

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ricky b – hillcrest, SA

My first indoor plant purchase was a Philodendron Florida, this plant is definitely what started my obsession with Philos and Aroids. I found I have a love for plants with unique shaped leaves, colours and different sizes.

Richard H - Golden Grove, SA

I've interviewed many people on their gardens now BUT I've never interviewed the source of where my plant love originally came from. My dad. I would follow him around our large garden with my keen eye soaking in the actions of him in the garden, whether it would be mowing the lawn, pruning the trees OR mulching.

Making A Splash On The Small Screen...

THE GARDEN HUSTLE TV SHOW

Markus takes on the role of 'Garden Guru' in the premier season of Channel Nine's NEW garden show - The Garden Hustle. He takes host Lisa McCune on a tour of his home! Click through on the images to watch Episode 6 on 9Now...
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