Amy, who has a degree in horticulture, is a Certified Nursery Professional, Pesticide Applicator, Environmental Landscaper, Arborist, and Landscape Technician, and has been in the horticultural industry for several years as a garden center employee, lecturer, consultant, and designer. She was the recipient of the 2002 Horticulture Student of...
Patsy Cowart, “Miss Patsy,” is the eldest of four children, all born in a country house built before 1900. She was taught to cook at an early age by her mother, Miss Mildred Ross. It was and still is a sign of respect in certain pockets of Kershaw county to refer to locals by...
Ron has 40 years of landscaping experience. Since 1975, he has owned and operated Tookeedoo Farms, a landscaping and nursery business. With two degrees from Clemson University, he is also a horticulture and landscape teacher at Midlands Tech, and was honored as the Adjunt Professor of the Year in...
Ruby has an Ed. D. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of South Carolina. After retiring as an educator, she developed her artistic abilities and illustrated her first nonfiction children's science book, Earth Turns on Its Axis, and... She has another book under production called Growing Little Green Thumbs.
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Bill’s original career was in insurance, but he has been involved in landscaping for the past 15 years. He is the owner of Jungle Taming, LLC, an upscale landscape restoration company that specializes in restoring overgrown yards to their original beauty. He has a certificate in Landscape Management from...
Donald McInnes, Ph.D., has degrees in biology from Duke, Northwestern and Florida State. He has worked for Clemson Extension in Richland County for more than a decade, assisting thousands of consumers with landscape, garden, wildlife and pest control questions. He is also the owner of Southeastern Environmental Design, a...
Victoria has been with Square Foot Gardening for many years and has helped to build the foundation to the level it is today. She is the mother of 5 and is being mentored by Mel Bartholomew, the originator and founder of the Square Foot Gardening Foundation. She brings her...