Experience

Noelle Johnson is a horticulturist and Certified Arborist who lives and gardens in the desert Southwest. Growing up in Southern California, it wasn't until she married and moved to Arizona that she began to try her hand at gardening. She received her degree in Urban Horticulture and went to work managing landscapes for golf courses and later working as a landscape designer. Noelle now helps people create the gardens of their dreams through helpful advice, focusing on using beautiful, low-maintenance plants. Freelance writing and speaking to groups about gardening for birds and butterflies keep her busy as well. Noelle occasionally serves as a bird rehabilitator in her community and says her feeder is always full. When she is not writing or helping other people with their gardens, you can find her “playing” outside – growing fruits and vegetables, and planting flowering shrubs and maybe a cactus or two.