My Grandmother introduced me to horticulture. When I was a child she put me to work in her garden every weekend. Both my mother and grandmother were gifted artists as well, so  was around a lot of beauty. Also, we lived ina little town called Lompoc in California, where Burpee Seeds did their trials! Thinking back on it, I saw many unusual plants growing up, like Echiums and ornamental corn, and later, living in Santa Barbara, I was privy to a very special world of wholesale horticulture. As an adult, using my art skills, I did the lay out and art of San Marcos Growers catalogues, from a photo of one of my own gardens. It was an Agave "Blue Glow", which hadn't gained the crazy popularity it has now, yet.
I love doing landscape art. I love doing my work as a fine gardener. I'm blessed!