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Your expert companion for all things gardening.

You’re a newly-minted gardener and have no idea how (or where) to start.

Or you’ve been into gardening as a hobby for quite a while and are looking for additional resources that could help you level up your game.

Perhaps you’ve just stumbled across a strange-looking plant in your yard and need to know everything about it so you know what to do.

Maybe you’re even just looking for solutions for certain plant issues or can’t figure out why some of your beloved greens are dying on you.

Planter’s Digest exists to address all of these, and more.

Our mission is to be your knowledgeable companion in every season of your planting journey – whether it’s to help you get off on a good start or add value to what you’re already familiar with.

We aim to make our guides informative, easy to “digest” (pun intended!), and simple to follow. Let’s make our earth greener and richer than ever together!

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Meet the Team

Mike Lansing

Managing Editor

Mike has been a self-confessed plant head since he accidentally started growing vegetables in his garden in his twenties. After over 10 years in a corporate job that had nothing to do with gardening, he resigned and obtained a Certificate in Garden Design from George Brown College. He then set up a small business growing and selling indoor plants, which he enjoys running with his wife and two kids. To this day, he enjoys geeking out over random plant facts and researching better ways to maintain his garden – and this is why it’s a no-brainer that he’s currently our managing editor.

Jamie Chalmers

Fact-checker, Contributing Editor

Jamie Chalmers is a passionate and experienced horticulturist who shares gardening knowhow on his website, TrimHedge. When he joined the Planter’s Digest staff as the resident fact-checker, he brought a wealth of knowledge to our team, from advice on the best secateurs to the safest hedge flora for dog owners. Today, he pores over each article to ensure that it meets editorial standards with accurate, reliable information for other plant parents. When he’s not working on our site or TrimHedge – or doing a new topiary in his garden! – Jamie also writes for his other site, Mr X Stitch, through which he keeps up a presence in the online stitch community.

Jonathan McNealy

Contributing Editor

Jonathan is a Certified Professional Horticulturalist with over 30 years of experience. He obtained his license from the Canadian Nursery Landscape Association and has been offering his consultancy services to both residential and commercial clients. He has loved gardening and landscaping since he was a young boy, thanks to the influence of his plant-loving grandfather.

Celeste Harper

Writer

Celeste enjoys tending to her garden, growing all sorts of plants from succulents to vegetables and experimenting with various techniques. When she’s not off to see which new seedlings or plants are now available at the local nursery, she enjoys taking walks with her beloved dog, Yuki, letting him sniff everything in his midst.

Lexanne Garcia

Writer

Lexanne is a creative writer from Manila who recently discovered that she has a green thumb. At the onset of the pandemic, she started an herb garden where she could get garnishes fresh for her pasta recipes. Her herb garden now has basil, rosemary, parsley and even celery. This newfound passion for plants helps break the seriousness of her law school studies.

After discovering her new interest in plants, she decided to widen and share her knowledge by writing about anything under the sun on plants and environmental issues.

Nelson Lim

Writer

Nelson stalks people with big ideas on arts, metaphysics, science, the paranormal, and plants. Once in a while, he cleans his garden. For the most part, he likes to let it run wild, however, as he prefers the au naturel look for greenery. He loves to cook too, but only for himself since he likes to experiment.

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