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Erica Browne Grivas

location-pin Seattle, Washington

School: Mount Holyoke College

Expertise: landscaping and garden, decor and design, pets

Erica Browne Grivas

  • Holds a certificate in Landscape Design from The New York Botanical Garden.
  • Earned multiple writing awards from Garden Communicators International.

Experience

Erica Browne Grivas is a Seattle-based lifestyle writer with a focus on gardens and a love of design of all kinds. She has gardened on both coasts and studied landscape design at the New York Botanical Garden.
Her award-winning garden columns and features appear in publications including Horticulture, Digger, Pacific Horticulture, Birds and Blooms, Family Handyman, the Seattle Times, where she also regularly writes on how-to home design, too.

Education

Mount Holyoke College
New York Botanical Garden, Landscape Design

Family Handyman Editorial Policies


For more than seven decades, Family Handyman has been providing its audience with ideas, inspiration and step-by-step directions on how to maintain and enhance indoor and outdoor living spaces. In addition to having our own staff of experts, we hire individuals whose skills have been honed through years of experience in the building, plumbing and electrical trades, and as passionate homeowners who have translated DIY (do it yourself) skills into careers as respected creators.

Articles

How Much Does Tree Removal Cost?

What you need to know about tree removal cost, from the experts

Do You Need a Living Moss Rug?

Imagine stepping out into a misty, mossy forest each day to greet the dawn. That's not going to happen, but a moss rug gets you partway there.

What Is Leaf Mulch and How To Make It

If you're not creating and spreading leaf mulch, start now! It's basically free, and I couldn't care for my yard and garden without it.