Katrin Iskam "Gardening without all the fuss"

She is notorious, she is unique, and she is definitely crazy. She doesn't have THE green thumb, she has two of them. "Gardening without all the fuss" is not only her motto, but also the title of her current live tour. She is notorious, she is unique, and she is definitely crazy. She doesn't have THE green thumb, she has two of them. "Gardening without all the fuss" is not only her motto, but also the title of her current live tour. We are talking about Katrin Iskam, a trained and active nurse, but above all the hottest discovery in the local gardening scene. After all, who else digs, shovels, and tills the soil in rubber boots and a nightgown? That's right, only "Katrinchen," as she is affectionately called by her fans. And there are now quite a few of them. Almost 200,000 on her Instagram page @katrinsgarten alone, which won first place in the German Garden Book Award. The self-taught gardener is a successful gardening influencer and three-time SPIEGEL bestselling author (2022 "Mit Witz, Charme und Methode - Das etwas andere Gartenbuch" [With wit, charm, and method - The slightly different gardening book]; 2023 "Klotzen statt kleckern: Gartengestaltung mit @katrinsgarten" [Go big or go home: Garden design with @katrinsgarten]; 2024 followed by book no. 3: "Mit Herz & Gabel durch Katrins Gartenjahr 2025" (With Heart & Fork Through Katrin's Garden Year 2025)). Born and raised in the Altmark region, she now lives in Himbergen in the Lüneburg Heath. Could a place of residence sound more like a garden? Hardly. And that's exactly where it is: her garden. Her retreat. The origin of all her creative katrinsgarten constructions. And the seed of countless incredible stories. That's where a nighttime snail rescue almost ends up at the police station. And when the natural fertilizer accidentally lands on the Christmas tree, the only one who's happy is "head gardener" Tyson, Katrin's dachshund. Together, the two form an unbeatable team when it comes to planning, caring, and nurturing.