Joachim Mayer

Joachim Mayer trained as a gardener and holds a degree in agricultural engineering. He worked for many years in the garden editorial department of a major publishing house and later as a freelance garden and nature journalist. He also advised hobby gardeners on garden care and design, particularly on difficult sites. Mayer published numerous gardening guides with BLV, Kosmos, and GU, including Gartenjahr für Einsteiger and Gebrauchsanweisung Hochbeete. For Stiftung Warentest, he wrote two standard reference works on natural gardening and kitchen gardens.