Anna often says she grew up in a garden center. Between the ages of 4 and 15 Anna’s back yard was the Parklane retail garden center on Finch Avenue. She boasts that she was able to read blueprints by the time she was 8 years old and her super power is to draw the perfect inch.
Anna attempted to pursue a career in environmental studies attending University of Waterloo 1980-1981 but the lure of residential landscape proved to be too enticing for her. More suited to healing the earth “one garden at a time” Anna refocused her education and graduated from Humber College Landscape Technology program in 1983.
Anna’s creative inspiration, like that of her father, is heavily influenced by Ontario’s northern beauty. Anna’s secret passion is to create the perfect outdoor classroom for classes in ecology, food security and herbal medicine.
Anna has sat on various Landscape Ontario Committees including Congress, magazine, promotion, bylaws and currently environmental stewardship. She has also been an active board member of the Brock Community Health Center. Anna is an herbalist and frequently donates her time to present to horticultural groups and schools.
