I garden in the south Puget Sound region of
I began gardening at about age 6, growing pumpkins in
Redding California
I got serious in 1984 when I rented a little house which had
one sickly rose, laurel hedging that needed some serious attention, and a walkway that
looked much better after I carved patches of earth out out the grass and planted some annuals. I was hooked and it has become a
passion for me today.
In 1986 I began the transformation of a new garden. Read about it in the post titled “A Fixer-Upper Garden”. My husband built the stone walls and brick steps that has made the hardscape of the garden what it is today.
I have learned gardening by just getting dirty, making
mistakes, having successes, learning from other gardeners, reading and
attending seminars and garden shows.
I visit botanical gardens and have volunteered at my municipal
greenhouse where we grew for the city’s parks and gardens. Eventually I began working in the horticultural nursery trade. You can learn so much so quickly when you
work with the pros.
In 2007 I began keeping bees and am state certified at
the Apprentice and Journeyman levels.
