Category: Get to Know CGMGA

Joanne grew up in Pennsylvania in a small town named Yardley.  Their house was bordered by land that was owned by a local farmer, and the community was sandwiched between the Delaware River and the Delaware Canal – lots of woods, lots of fields. She spent a lot of her childhood exploring the nature around…

From November 2021 Gardener, teacher, backpacker, skier, lifelong learner: these are a few of the many faces of Master Gardener Norma Benson. Norma’s love of gardening has deep roots, reaching back to her childhood in Kosmos, Washington, where she admired the artistic work of the local garden club. Her family, immigrants from Sweden, owned The…