About Me
I'm the publisher and editor of Canada’s Local Gardener, a national magazine that celebrates the passion and creativity of gardeners across this country. I've worked in publishing for more than 17 years, combining a love of storytelling with a deep interest in horticulture. My work focuses on engaging readers, growing digital communities, and encouraging sustainable, locally informed gardening.
In addition to the magazine, I write a weekly newsletter for gardeners called 10 Neat Things. Each week I take a deep dive into a topic, looking for the most interesting or astonishing things about it.
Whether I’m planning a new issue, developing content for our website, or dreaming up new tools like our upcoming gardening chatbot, I’m always looking for ways to connect people through plants.
I also write for other publications, often exploring timely and sometimes controversial topics. In particular, my mother and I write a regular column for her monthly paper, Manitoba Lifestyles 55, called "Dobbie vs Dobbie", where we share our dinner-table... discussions... with the wider public!
You can check out work from the magazine at localgardener.net.
And you can subscribe to the newsletter too!
“You can make anything by writing.”
C. S. Lewis