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Autumn is Time for Bulb Planting
Invest in next spring's garden by planting Narcissus, Allium, Muscari and tulips now. Bulbs are economical to purchase and flower year after year.
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Chris Writes about Gardening - The How-to, Make-believe and True-life Stories
Chris' mantra, "stay gardening" began more than 30 years ago. Back then planting terrariums and growing coleus in coffee cans was the cool thing to do.
Today, Chris pots her gardens in zone 5 of south central Ohio. Along side her husband, they share their home with a collection of tropical plants and their beloved Dachshund. Chris' professional memberships include the Garden Writers Association and Perennial Plant Association.
Master Gardener to Garden Writer
When Chris was a Milwaukee County Extension Master Gardener, she advocated growing plants in containers and using enabling techniques. In those days, Chris would be found speaking to the Women’s Health Initiative, senior and veteran groups and at a demonstration garden sponsored by a local television station.
Chris pursued a horticultural education over many years. In between it all, she worked as a private gardener for a hosta enthusiast and selling plants at local garden centers.
Her past memberships included Southeastern Wisconsin Master Gardeners, Incorporated, for a time as Program Coordinator. Pursuing her love of Hemerocallis, Chris belonged to the Daylily Society of Southeastern Wisconsin then the Metropolitan Columbus Daylily Society, in Ohio.
Chris’ Garden Musings in Web and Print Magazines
Chris is a correspondent at Orato.com. Gardeners may like to try:
- Pumpkins for Fall Halloween Season
- Donating Food Harvest to Feed the Hungry
- Growing Salsa Tomato and Pepper Plants
Chris writes about places to see and things to do in central and southern Ohio as a contributing writer for Over the Back Fence Magazine. See them in print and on their website.
Article sampler of Chris' Editor’s Choice Awards here at Suite101.com on gardens to travel:
- Visit Oriental Gardens at Ashland High School
- Orchid Collection at US Botanic Garden
- Visit Kingwood Center in Mansfield Ohio
Writings on Native Wisconsin
Chris believes books and gardens naturally go together. So missing her native Wisconsin, in addition to often writing about Wisconsin gardens, Chris reviews books penned by Wisconsin authors. Here is a beginning to her collection:
- Listen to the Land: Conservation Conversations
- Sweet and Sour Pie A Wisconsin Boyhood
- Star Lake Saloon and Housekeeping Cottages
Chris hopes you follow her on Twitter for new writings just published.