I grew up on the East Coast where gardening is pretty easy - deep, loamy soil and temperate weather.  While summer days can be hot, the nights are cool and rainfall is plentiful.

 

I've been gardening in North Texas since 1981 and have experience with both sun and shade gardens.

 

Studying horticulture at Richland College built on my Master Gardener training.  For eight years, I worked as a telephone screener for Neil Sperry's radio show "Neil Sperry's Texas Gardening" and I am grateful for all that I learned from this gardening icon.  After graduating with my degree in Ornamental Horticulture and Landscape Design, I worked with clients to help them create beautiful and functional landscapes.

 

A stroke in 2011 put my design/installation business on the back burner (I am a proponent of stroke awareness), and the next few years were spent co-founding The Herb Guild, writing garden-related articles, and speaking to garden clubs/organizations.

 

My ongoing volunteer work with the Collin County Master Gardeners (certified in 2002) includes training upcoming Master Gardeners on the subjects of propagation and herbs, serving as an Advocate on the Board and chairing the committee which writes the power point presentations for our educational outreach.  I was a regular contributor for Fairview Estate Living magazine and The Art of Living Beautifully magazine and the CCMGA ECHO.

 

Being a Garden Coach and Landscape Designer is a passion that has evolved through the years - an opportunity to share my education, hands-on learning, and what I've learned from my friends and members of the gardening community.