Owner Adrian Stander with his wife Marietta and son Adrian

The Stander family

About us

Established in 1994, Adrian and Marietta are the owners of Sonstraal Garden Service – based in Knysna.

We supply a garden maintenance service to Corporate, Industrial, Complexes and the Residential market.

  • Experienced and qualified garden maintenance with an excellent track record
  • Full time registered employees
  • Managerial on-site supervision and control

We offer a lawn service from R150 and garden services from R250 per visit, with price determination based on an hourly rate and an assessment of your garden - FREE OF CHARGE!

Our services

Our maintenance services are primarily carried out on a weekly or fortnightly basis, however, we can tailor a plan to suite your specific needs if required.

Our history

At the young age of 22 and having just acquired my first home in Ladysmith, Natal, my passion for gardening and landscaping began, when the reality of having to create a complete new garden on a previously undeveloped piece of land, dawned on me.

Within three years, I was awarded a second prize in the annual "Garden of the Year" competition, at which time, the whole town was automatically entered and judged. This inspired me to pursue my talent in landscaping and my love for gardening, and over the next thirty years I participated in various garden competitions and achieved many awards in numerous towns and cities where I lived, including the likes of Queensburgh, Windhoek, Westville, Pinetown, etc.

On early retirement to Knysna in 2004 Marietta and I acquired Sonstraal Garden Service, which was an established garden service since 1994. It was my intension to keep myself busy in Knysna with the things that I enjoyed and mattered most to me. The decision was quite simple... GARDENING!

Over the next 15 years and even before, Sonstraal Garden Services has become a well known and popular garden service in the town of Knysna with existing longstanding clients even from as far back as 2004.

We pride ourselves on the fact that we are, and will remain a small team to ensure that personal control and supervision can be achieved and assured.

Security

Security has become one of the most important issues in our lives, and we are proud of the fact that we DO NOT engage the services of casual labourers. ALL members of our team are fulltime contracted and registered employees, having been part of our team over many years.

Weekly or fortnightly garden maintenance plans available

Lawn service from R150 per visit. Garden service from R250 per visit.

Services

Sonstraal Garden Service / Tuindienste is passionate and hands on when it comes to taking care of your garden. The team has years of experience, and a passion for the work we carry out, led by an award winning landscaper as owner and our son, Adrian, as sharing supervisor.

Sonstraal Garden Service offers the following services:- in Knysna, and surrounding suburbs.

Garden Services
  • Comprehensive management
  • Shaping and trimming of trees
  • Chemical spraying of weeds and paved areas
  • Pruning of shrubs
  • Hedge trimming
  • Sweeping/blowing of paved areas
  • Mowing/edging of lawns
  • Small scale landscaping
  • Plot clearing & Turfing
  • Limited tree felling
  • Turning and weeding of flower beds
  • Removal of garden refuse
  • Garden clean-ups
  • Fertilising
  • Planting

Service area: Knysna, surrounding suburbs and Buffalo Bay

We have a flexible approach enabling us to tailor make a recommended garden maintenance plan to suit your needs in accordance with your requirements.

Contact us for a free quotation

References

We have the pleasure of having had, and still have, many satisfied customers over many years, and have obtained the majority of our work through "word of mouth" references which we consider a feather in our cap.

Our list of some of the Companies/Complexes/Corporates we have assisted in creating and maintaining immaculate lawn and gardens include the following:-

  • First Resorts
  • Pool & Leisure
  • Watermark Marine
  • Knysna Plett Herald
  • Knysna Presbyterian Church
  • Advanced Private Hospital
  • Theatre on Track
  • SAB Miller
  • Tsitsikama Bakeries
  • John Benn Co.
  • Nobopro
  • Concordia Timbers
  • Trafalgar-Simola
  • Mediclinic
  • Knysna Yacht Co.
  • Youth for Christ
  • Badisa - Loeriehof
  • Blend Restaurant
  • Amble Ridge
  • Stepping Stones

In addition, we service gardens for a growing number of Estate Agents, Guest Houses and Body Corporates.

Join our growing list of satisfied customers!

Contact us for a free quotation