Professional
Freelance garden writer

Contributing Editor (Gardening, Parenting and Education): Beacon Newspapers (northern suburbs of Atlanta www.beaconcast.com );

Horticultural Consultant: Barrington Hall, Roswell, GA (current);

Freelance articles for Northern Virginia Press (Fauquier Times Weekender)(2004-2006);

Freelance articles for the Pittsburgh Post Gazette (2004-2006);

Article in The Herbarist, fall 2007: Knot Gardens;

Article in Edible Atlanta, fall 2007: Compost;

Article in Herb Companion June/July 05: National Herb Garden;

Articles in Hort Resources: Cottage Gardens, Historic Horticultural Authors, Digital Garden Diaries (2003/2005);

Article on Realtor.com - Relocation Issues (Nov 05,

Articles published in Back Home magazine and Dollar Stretcher magazine (April/May 2006);

Heartland Garden Segment -Gourmet Gardening (PBS Television), 2001;

Online contributions/blogs on Greenview Lawn Care (2006);

Grew and sold Certified Organic Herbs in Indianapolis for 7 yrs (1996-fall 2003);

Volunteer and Internship at Virginia State Arboretum (1995-1996);

Certified Master Gardener: Virginia, 1998; Advanced Master Gardener: Indiana, 1998;

Rewrote the Indiana State Publication on Growing Herbs (HO28, 2001);

President of the Hendricks County Master Gardener Association (IN) 2000-2002
Started the popular Advanced MG Training Day (Sept 2000) which was used as a model by other counties;

Served on the National Board of the Herb Society of America (June 2001-June, 2004);
Editorial Board for the HSA Herbarist publication (2005-2007);

Regular host for the Master Garden radio show on Radio Sandy Springs, GA (am 1620, www.radiosandysprings.com).

Remain active as a Master Gardener (Georgia) and in the Herb Society of America;

Member of Metro Atlanta Celiacs
Member of Garden Writer's Association;
Member Southern Garden History Association;
Member of the Garden History Society (UK)
Atlanta Writer’s Club.

Presentations: Across the Midwest (Indiana, Illinois, including Chicago) :
(primarily on growing herbs, knot gardens and garden history, plus a few on commercial topics: 'Herb Growing' and 'Producing Value Added Herb Products' (Indiana Horticultural Congress, Jan 2004/2005));
Taught the Master Gardener class on Propagation (2000 -2004)

Personal
Married (30yrs);
4 sons (12, 13, 22, 25);
English with Permanent Visa Status (1982).