I’m forever grateful for the opportunity to learn from people and places that celebrate nature and gardens. To the Vancouver Master Gardeners; Stacy Friedman, the UBC Farm, and the Intergenerational Landed Learning Program; Kym Chi of PermacultureDesign.ca; Lori Snyder educator and herbalist at LoriSnyder.co; Meg and those who farm at the Yarrow EcoVillage; A Rocha Farm; Pau Farré, Mike, and City Farmer; the members of the Strathcona Community Garden; the Bloedel Conservatory; VanDusen Gardens; GardenWorks; and the Sharing Farm Society, thank you for sharing your wisdom.
This book wouldn’t have been possible without the amazing team at Cool Springs Press who worked with me to bring this idea to paper. My editor, Jessica Walliser, is full of brilliant advice and guidance, not to mention the garden-geekery to love worm poop like I do. Mark, Steve, Heather, John, the talented creative team, and everyone who I have had the pleasure to work with has brought so much experience and vision.
While writing a book one spends much time alone with words, but I was never truly alone with author friends like Shawna Coronado, Devon Young, Tara Nolan, and Niki Jabbour cheering me on while photographers Susan Goble, Crystal Allen, and Michael Rose captured me in my happy place. My biggest fans, Elisabeth, Bill, and Marie, are always there, championing creativity and providing me with mountains of support while buying stacks of my books to give as gifts.
I’m humbly appreciative to my Garden Therapy friends and readers who take the time to send me supportive messages and leave their thoughtful words on my website to help the community learn through their experience as well. With that, I would like to say a huge THANK YOU to you for buying or borrowing this book. I hope you have enjoyed it and if you did, please tell a friend or give it as a gift. Keep spreading the word of the beauty and magic of gardening so we all may have the joy of learning through plants.