Professional

Education:

Master Gardener: University of Pennsylvania 2002

Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and Management Westminster College New Wilmington, PA 1988

Public Gardens: The Merrick Art Gallery Embroidery garden and Wedding Gallery - and Pittsburgh Botanic Garden’s Pioneer Garden

Private Gardens: 5 Recognized by the Western PA Horticultural Society. 3 Winners of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette’s Great Gardens Contest`

Garden Writer: The Historic Gardens Foundation - United Kingdom,

State-by-State Gardening, Chicago Gardening Magazine, Chapter in the book “Groundbreaking Food Gardens,” by Nikki Jabbour.

Personal

Married 28 years to David Edwards Baer Atkins Jr. He puts up with her habit of finding horses, dogs, and plants and losing keys, wallets, and checkbooks. Mother to Henry and Zoe. Don’t ask her about them or she will never shut up.