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Gardening Background
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Biographical Information
Native Santa Barbaran, Aa in Environmental Horticulture at SBCC in 1986, 1994 - 2004 Horticultural staff member at Lotusland in Monecito, Ca., Business owner of Biotonix which helps homeowners & businesses achieve sustainablity in there landscapes & gardens
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Website
www.biotonix.us -
Occupation
Horticulturist -
Gardening Ability
6 - Gardening Professional -
My 5 favorite plants are
Palms, Cycads, Bamboos, Succulents & Aloes -
What is a garden myth you hear frequently which you know is untrue?
Use aluminum foil to blue up your Hydrangeas -
And, what is the reality?
The reality is.... I dont' know.. I just add sulpher instead -
What is your favorite gardening outfit or costume?
I dress up as a garden gnome -
What is the one question about gardening you would really like people to ask you?
Do you really dress up as a garden gnome when you garden...? -
And what's the answer?
NO!! -
Who is your own favorite gardening personality on TV, radio or in print? Why?
Who ever the host of that Gardening with the Stars show is... can't think of the name -
Do you have a gardening philosophy you would like to share with other gardeners? What is it?
Be your own teacher, observe your garden closely, look at bugs, under leaves, watch things grow, watch things die and never use poisons in your garden!! That means fertilzers and pesticides too. -
If you could grow only one plant, what would it be?
A Palm, in time I could grow many. Creating some sort of garden with them -
What plant have you tried to grow that has given you the most trouble? Or, what plant would you like to grow and can't, and why?
Foxtail Palm, I love this plant but think I'm too far north. It doesn't like the winter months. -
What is your favorite time in the garden?
Spring and Summer, though Fall isn't too bad -
What is your favorite color in the garden?
Green -
What is your favorite place or activity in the garden?
My favorite place is usually the project I'm working on at the time -
What is your favorite public or private garden in the world? Why?
Lotusland !! I might be a bit biased from my 10 years of employment there however. -
What individual has influenced your gardening interest the most? How?
Mr. Bill Palin. He is an extraordinary garden designer, who works with no plans or blue prints. He designed the Fern garden at Lotusland and after 20 years could remember places rare ferns had been planted but were now over grown but could find part of the original plant or tag or sometimes both. Always remebered the plants names, but always forgot mine! -
Gardening Dilemmas
Damn Citrus leafminers.......!! -
What do you dislike most about gardening?
Cold weather -
What do you like most about gardening?
Always new plants & insects to learn about -
Company/Organization
Biotonix -
Favorite Nursery
Too many..... -
Cat or Dog person
Both Cat and Dog -
What is your Garden Test Score?
I Haven't Taken the Test Yet
Education
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Favorite Quote
I don't care to belong to a club that would accept people like me as members. Groucho Marx -
Interests
Gardening, Sports, Politics
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