My Bio
Proof that I'm not a geek? I'm a baby boomer and a gardener. I worked as a court reporter in Washington, D.C. for 30+ years until I started blogging in 2005. Though I'd never been paid to write in my life, that first blog led to being hired as a columnist for my local newspaper, to write promotional pieces for a local university, being recruited to create a team blog that became the leader in its field, and requests from major publishers to write books. I've also used blogs and websites to promote a variety of urban greening organizations in Washington, D.C.
To find out why I was named Top "Garden Blogger to Watch" by one Australian gardenwriter, check out these links:
My Online Cred
GardenRant.com
Co-founder, one of 4 writer/editors of what's become the opinion leader in the field of gardening, the first publication about gardening to ever be described as hip or hot. Seriously.Awards: Winner, GardenBlog of the Year, Best Writing, Most Innovative, Mouse & Trowel Awards 2007.
Press: Featured in the Washington Post ("A blend of gossip, news, crusade and, yes, raw rant, it blows the cobwebs out of gardening's mustier corners") USA Weekend, Garden Design ("pithy, hysterically funny"), House and Garden, Gardens Illustrated, Canadian Gardening, and this nice spread in American Gardener (pdf).
Sustainable-Gardening.com
I created this how-to site to house the best thinking on all the important topics related to environmentally responsible gardening, and to help teach gardening to my garden coaching clients.Sustainable Gardening Blog.com
This is my individual blog about gardening, designed to complement the site. Named Top "Well Rounded" Garden Blog by the Houston Chronicle: "A marvelous writer, Susan's posts are always informative, full of 'go get 'em' spirit, and activist-minded." And the Australian website Gardening Tips 'n Ideas named me the Number 1 Gardenblogger to Watch.The Gardening Coach.com
Press: Featured in the New York Times, Newsweek, Associated Press, "CBS Sunday Morning", Detroit Free Press (syndicated), Agence France-Press, the Christian Science Monitor, and more.
After the New York Times story started what became a wave of publicity about garden coaching, I created the The Worldwide Directory of Garden Coaches, and The Gardening Coach Blog in order to attract even more publicity and to help promote the new profession,
DC Urban Gardeners and DC Urban Gardener News
I used this site and blog in creating and promoting the much-needed greening group that's now making a difference in Washington, D.C.