About Me

The first signs of what has become a fierce plant addiction surfaced when I was ten. I snagged some Dixie cups from the upstairs bathroom and filled them with some potting soil out of a bag my mother had bought to top off the planters in our yard. Using a hand shovel, I carefully scooped up some small seedlings (I would later learn that they are called ‘volunteers’) in our yard and transplanted them.

Being raised by entrepreneurs, somehow I knew there was a profit to be made. I lined probably fifty of those little paper cups into my younger brother’s red wagon and rolled down the street selling them door to door for ten cents each. Looking back, I realize I was making a 100% profit since I had zero start up cost and no overhead (considering my mom’s ‘donations’ and the fact that being underage, legally, I was assured overhead until I was eighteen).

I became a Master Gardener in May of 2000. During that time I discovered that I loved planting for the wildlife around us. The same year, I became certified with the Wildlife Federation to help people plan, plant and certify their yards as Wildlife Habitats. I also took classes specifically designed to teach kids about plants and gardening. Today, I write articles on plants and gardening and still enjoy teaching gardening and plant science to kids.

My husband and I live in the San Francisco Bay Area with our four awesome kids and our gorgeous grandbaby (probably the cutest grandbaby you’ve ever seen).

We are blessed.

Chris

Contact Me

Chris McLaughlin
chris@thesavvyplant.com