Dawn Trainor-Green
enlarge this imageDawn Trainor-Green's not only a great gardener but better at dodging the camera than any of our other Moderators. Steven may not have another chance to sneak up on her until the gardens leaf out. So for now we'll let you squint to catch her across the lawn, as she gives Janet a tour of one of the garden rooms on the property she tends.
Dawn Trainor-Green is an estate gardener
with acres to manage and a greenhouse that must be fully
utilized to fill all the beds with special plants. We met when she
came one winter to our school for a class in Propagation with
another of our expert Moderators, Karen Bovio.
Says Dawn, "I have been interested
in gardening my whole life (maybe a maiden name of Green helped
with the green thumb) and the enjoyment I get from "playing in the
dirt". I bought my first home when I was 25 and started
gardening there with pass along plants from my mom and anyone else
that had one or more to
share."
"I became an Oakland County Master
Gardener in 2001, gave my notice at my office job and jumped into
gardening as a career. I took as many classes as I could at
the Michigan School of Gardening. I love to read and learn about
all aspects of gardening."
"My nemesis is Garden Design -
cannot put plants on paper - but I love the seed starting,
propagation, planting, pruning, weeding and maintenance aspects of
gardens. I am currently the gardener on a 3 1/2 acre zone 5
property that has an extensive vegetable garden, rose garden,
woodland garden, as well as many containers and tropicals plus a
greenhouse where we can overwinter those and grow
more!"
Favorite place to shop, locally:
Telly's Greenhouse
in Troy, Michigan
Member:
Association of Professional Gardeners