HORTICULTURE CREDENTIALS

MS in Ornamental Horticulture, University of Wisconsin-Madison 1979
BS in Ornamental Horticulture, The Pennsylvania State University 1976

Member of the Garden Writers Association
Member of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Board member of the Philadelphia Cactus and Succulent Society, 2003–2005
             (Newsletter Editor/Corresponding Secretary)
Board member of the Garden State Iris Society, 1994–2001 (President 1998–2001)
Current or former member of local and national plant societies including cactus and
            succulent, daffodil, iris, daylily, African violet, camellia, conifer, dahlia,
            gesneriad, hardy plant, lily, rock garden, and rose
Former member of the American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta

Lifelong gardener
Amateur plant breeder of Hippeastrum (amaryllis)

Exhibitor at the Philadelphia Flower Show, 1990–present
            Sweepstakes winner (most award points; 1100+) 1993
            Sweepstakes first runner up 1991, 1992, and 1998
            Edith Wilder Scott Award (best blue-ribbon winner of the Show)
                        1998, 2003, and 2007
            Far Out Cactus Trophy 2005
            Rosettes for outstanding bulbs (15), cacti & succulents (13), daffodils (12),
                        herbs (11), rock-garden plants (3), begonias (2), gesneriads (1),
                        runner up to Best of Day (1) and Best of Day, 2 or more varieties (1)
Participant in the Atlock Farm Group’s Container Display entry at the
2005 Philadelphia Flower Show
            Garden Club of America Certificate of Excellence (awarded every
            other year)
            Meadowbrook Farm Indoor Gardening Trophy
            PHS Trophy for the best Container Display entry
            Philadelphia Cactus and Succulent Society rosette
Exhibitor at the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's Harvest Show, 1991–2002
            Sweepstakes winner  (most blue ribbons) 1994 (14) and 2000 (32)
            Award of Horticultural Excellence (Best in Show) 1991 and 1994
            Award of Merit (3 times)
            Rosettes for outstanding Ornamental Plants Grown in Containers (2 times),
                        Herbs (2 times), Bounty by the Basket (1 time), and Container-Grown
                        Vegetables, Fruits, and Annuals (4 times)
Exhibitor at the Garden Club of New Jersey Flower Show at the New Jersey Flower and Garden Show, 2007
            Award of Horticultural Excellence (Best in Show)
            Award of Merit (2 times)
Exhibitor at the Chester County Flower Show, 2001–2002
            Best in Show 2001 and 2002
            Sweepstakes winner (most blue ribbons) 2002
Exhibitor at daffodil shows, 2004-present
            21 major awards of the American Daffodil Society, including 3 Sweepstakes (most blue ribbons)
Exhibitor at the 14th Annual Eastern Conference of the Cactus and Succulent Society of America, August 20–22, 2004
            Best Multiple Entry, 3 Awards of Merit, and most blue ribbons
Exhibitor at iris shows, 1973–2003 and American Iris Society judge
            11-time Sweepstakes winner and 8-time winner of Best in Show