A Georgia native born in Marietta, Victoria is a lifelong gardener. She has a private nursery; is a Farmers’ Market vendor; teaches horticultural classes; gives presentations to garden clubs, church groups, & community organizations; and was the gardening columnist for a monthly magazine;

Victoria is available to speak on a variety of topics, including:

"God planted a garden…"
flowers, plants, and herbs of the Bible; including scriptural gardening helps of
starting from seed, pruning, soil amending, and naughty figs

"Adventures in Urban Agriculture"
backyard farming on a postage-stamp subdivision lot

"The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly"
phytopathology (plant diseases), identification, & control

"Phytoremediation with Houseplants"
how to remove toxins from the air in your home or office with the help of certain houseplants

"There's Gold in Georgia"
plants for superior performance in Georgia.
(A discussion of the Georgia Gold Medal Program and a listing of the winners since 1994.)

"Old-Fashioned vs. Newfangled"
heirloom vs. hybrid varieties of flowers and vegetables

"Cheap is Good, but Free is Better"
frugal gardening techniques

"Floriography"
the ‘Language of Flowers’
(Victorian meanings assigned to flowers as a way of silent communication)

"Grocery Store Gardening"
shopping in the produce department for unusual seed/plant sources
you can take home and grow

"Contain Your Delight"
gorgeous container gardens (annual or perennial) for color, sun, shade, herbs

"Super-Duper Hypertufa"
make your own cement planter

 "Made in the Shade"
designing a spectacular shade-garden retreat


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