Barbara Barker traces her love for gardening back to fifth grade when she started a business rejuvenating her mother's ailing plants and selling them back to her for a small profit.Barker expanded her knowledge of plants by working in garden centers in high school and college. After obtaining a...
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Barbara Barker traces her love for gardening back to fifth grade when she started a business rejuvenating her mother's ailing plants and selling them back to her for a small profit.Barker expanded her knowledge of plants by working in garden centers in high school and college. After obtaining a BA in English from the University of Florida, she started a small company selling gourmet varieties of vegetable and herb plants.A certified master gardener, Barker operates The Gourmet Gardener, www.gourmetgardener.com, from Florida where she lives with her husband, Richard, and two children, Rhett & Brian.
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