About Botanical Interests

Hi! I’m Lorin. As a kid, I planted my first plant under the careful tutelage of my mom. However, the neighbor’s cherry tomatoes were what really had my attention. The tastiest food is always the stuff you grow yourself… or maybe it’s the stuff you pilfer from the neighbor’s garden as a kid. Either way, I was hooked from that moment.

For years, I’ve had my hands buried deep in the soil no matter where I was. While living in an apartment, my balcony was a green spot in an urban landscape. I’ve rented plots at community gardens to grow insanely tall tomato plants and other food crops. Now, I’ve reclaimed most of a previously weed-filled yard from invasive species and have turned it into a family food garden.

As a result, I’ve developed a passion for soil-building and composting and could talk your ears off about vermicomposting and bokashi. I’m a huge advocate for raised bed gardening for people with physical limitations, and every tiny sprout in my seed starting trays brings a huge smile to my face.

For years I’ve been a writer and an editor, and have truly enjoyed my time as the Editor-In-Chief of Epic Gardening — but have moved on to a position as the company’s Head Horticulturist and couldn’t be happier! I’m also a California Master Naturalist; this helps me to get a more holistic view of how various ecosystems impact gardening and how our gardens change the ecosystem.

Every day is a chance to learn, grow, and share everything I’ve experienced with all of you. Even better, I never stop learning new things, and that strengthens my love of gardening. It’s a combination of artistry meeting science, paired with a whole lot of healthy exercise. What more could you need?

I’m absolutely thrilled to share my lifetime of experience in organic gardening, soil-building and remediation, raised bed tricks, and more. No matter if you have a foot of space or an acre, you can grow in it!

Danielle is an avid gardener and rose enthusiast originally from the Pacific Northwest. She now gardens in the high desert of Washington State. She comes from a long line of hobbyist and professional gardeners, and has fond childhood memories of gardening with her mother and helping her grandfather prepare veggies for the farmer’s market. 

Danielle has experience with a wide variety of roses and companion plants. Her personal favorites at home are ‘Eden’ and ‘Teasing Georgia’.

A mom of 4, Danielle is passionate about sharing the magic of gardening with kids. For many years, she taught teens the value of growing their own food and beautifying the earth at her local High school’s community garden. 

Her biggest gardening challenge is convincing her two dogs, Louisa and Pinecone, to keep out of the roses after applying manure. Danielle is an advocate for planting keystone native species and creating wildlife habitat along with roses in the garden. She is in the process of earning her Master Gardener certification and after penning much of the rose content at Epic Gardening, now acts as the Managing Editor.

Madison is a writer, editor and life-long plant lover. After discovering an obsession with indoor gardening, she transformed her passion for plants into a career, contributing to various online and print publications in the gardening sphere. Through her writing, Madison hopes to encourage new gardeners to garden with the plants and the planet in mind.

Madison has written for many major online gardening publications and is one of our top contributing writers at All About Gardening. She continues to write for other gardening publications like Rural Sprout, and Gardener Magazine. She’s also been featured by Real Homes, and Architectural Digest for her in-depth experience with tropical plants. When Madison isn’t writing for us, you can catch her in her home country of South Africa planting in her garden.