Betty Sharpless

Garden Bloomers Author, published in Carolina Gardener, Sophie Magazine and Community Connections

Age 52
Horoscope: Gemini
Favorite food:  Chocolate
Favorite Flower: Any cone flower or echinacea
Favorite secret pleasure: singing out loud to the Broadway channel on Sirius!   
Most recent traveling:  Paris (2006) and Africa (2007)
Most recent favorite book: The Memory Keepers Daughter
Favorite movie:  Mary Poppins
Family at home: Cocoa Bean (dog), Caramel Kitty (cat) and mother Joan Sharpless (person).
Favorite non-gardening pastime: Quilting, writing
Education:
Graduated from Pennsylvania State University in
Psychology.
Graduate School at University of Pittsburgh in Psychology of Women.

    Learned gardening business through reading, asking Lonnie Isreal a thousand questions and trial and error.  Started gardening business over 25 years ago.  Currently redirecting her business towards smaller deck and balcony gardens over the next two years.  Good Help landscaping is an all woman business run on caffeine and chocolate.


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The Magic of Slow Food
Date: August 2010

Battling Poison Ivy
Date: July 2010

Therapeutic Gardening
Date: June 2010

Time to get Growing
Date: May 2010

If it’s brown, Cut it Down!
Date: April 2010

Everything's Better Homemade
Date: March 2010

Garden Soup for the Soul
Date: February 2010

January: Beat the Winter Blues
Date: January 2010

A Gardener's Guide to Reading
Date: December 2009

Garden Bloomers 11/09
Date: November 2009

Garden Bloomers 10/09
Date: October 2009

Garden Bloomers 9/09
Date: September 2009

Garden Bloomers 08/09
Date: August 2009

Garden Bloomers 07/09
Date: July 2009

Garden Bloomers 06/09
Date: June 2009

Garden Bloomers 05/09
Date: May 2009

Garden Bloomers 4/09
Date: April 2009

Garden Bloomers 3/09
Date: March 2009

Garden Bloomers 02/09
Date: February 2009

Garden Bloomers 01/09
Date: January 2009

Garden Bloomers
Date: December 2008

Garden Bloomers 11/08
Date: November 2008

Garden Bloomers 10/08
Date: October 2008

Garden Bloomers 9/08
Date: September 2008

Garden Bloomers
Date: August 2008

Garden Bloomers 7/08
Date: July 2008

Out in the Garden
Date: June 2008

Garden Bloomers 5/08
Date: May 2008

Garden Bloomers 4/08
Date: April 2008

Garden Bloomers 3/08
Date: March 2008

Garden Bloomers 2/08
Date: February 2008

Garden Bloomers 1/08
Date: January 2008

Garden Bloomers (12/07)
Date: December 2007

Garden Bloomers 11/07
Date: November 2007

Garden Bloomers 10/07
Date: October 2007

Garden Bloomers
Date: September 2007

Garden Bloomers
Date: August 2007

Garden Bloomers
Date: July 2007

Garden Bloomers
Date: June 2007

Garden Bloomers 5/07
Date: May 2007

Garden Bloomers (4/07)
Date: April 2007

Garden Bloomers 3/07
Date: March 2007

Garden Bloomers 01/07
Date: January 2007
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