Meet the Neighbors
(we are literally neighbors)
Bug Lady | Master Gardener | Sustainability Savont
&Sharon
Meet Our Resident Bug & Garden Enthusiast
With over 60 years of hands-on experience in gardening and entomology, Sharon is an award-winning educator at WSU who has inspired everyone from curious kids to those in the Master Gardeners Program. Her passion has taken root through countless workshops, television and radio appearances, news articles, photography, and publications - join our newsletter for access to these!
Any garden is her laboratory—a space for experimentation, joy, and discovery. She brings expertise in water quality, pest management, pollinators, beneficial insects, and diagnosing plant problems. And yes, she watches bugs for fun.
Whether she’s leading a “bug tour” of your backyard, writing about insect antics, or laughing with kids one-on-one, her approach is always rooted in making learning enjoyable and fighting for non-discrimination against bugs (spiders at the forefront). With a touch of quirky humor and a knack for connecting people and ideas, Sharon helps you see your landscape through a lens of curiosity and delight.
Learning. Laughing. Looking closely.
Welcome to the garden classroom community.
&Trish
With a degree in Sustainable Landscape Management and a heart rooted in growth, Trish is on a mission to connect people and plants for healing and joy. Growing up deaf in a hearing world, she found peace, expression, and strength in tending to both indoor and outdoor greenery — and she’s now fills ever inch of her day with plants and the people around them.
Today, she channels that lifelong connection into saving struggling plants, designing sustainable ecosystems, and spreading plant love throughout our communities. For her, gardening isn’t just about aesthetics — it’s about wellness, empowerment, and creating a sense of belonging.
Whether she’s reviving a pothos that has seen better days or transforming a backyard into a sanctuary, she believes plants have the power to restore and uplift. And she’s here to help you feel that way too.
Horticulture Queen | Plant Savior | Lover of Living
Design Dreamer | Operations Extraordinaire
&Melissa
Meet our design solutions
Melissa is an operations manager by day and a garden design enthusiast by night, blending strategic thinking with creative vision to solve problems and add efficiencies. She has a knack for designing both systems and outdoor spaces that are functional, low-maintenance, and undeniably beautiful.
Her passion stems from solving problems — whether it’s streamlining workflows or reimagining a yard to better suit the needs of its people (and pollinators). With an eye for aesthetics and a head for logistics, Melissa brings practical magic to every project she touches.
Whether she’s managing projects or mapping out a native plant bed into a garden layout, she’s always thinking about how to make life simpler, greener, and more delightful.
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