: About Me

Badgett is an enthusiastic gardener who enjoys sharing information with others. She works as a plant technician at Foothills Nursery and Herbs and writes how-to and garden articles for several sites online. She is co-author of the 2010 book “How to Grow an EMERGENCY Garden”. She is licensed in pest managment and certified in greenhouse production and managment. 

Her writing experience includes stints for newspapers and magazines. She has worked as editor on several in-house newsletters, written press releases and worked as Director of Communications for a non-profit planetarium and nature center.

Feel free to contact her if she can be of assistance with any of your gardening projects.

My passion is ...

Writing, my grandaughters and my beagles

I know too much about ...

Unimportant things

My parents always told me ...

Trust in the Lord

My childhood ambition ...

To be a great novelist

My favorite memory ...

My grandmother's garden

Why I write ...

to share what I've learned

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Master Gardener Manual, Dirr, Bridwell

My inspiration ...

Jesus Christ and my Mom

Home & Garden > Gardening (Other) Gardening successfully under shade trees

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Shade trees on the lawn offer many advantages, such as lowering the cooling bill in summer and blocking unpleasant views. Lawn trees, however, often invite mechanical damage from mowers and trimmers if grass grows up to the trunk. Worse yet, the area under the shade tree may be bare of grass, but allow pesky weeds to spring up, requiring removal. Nicks and scrapes from the mower or trimmer can damage valuable shade trees. Add interest, color and protection with flowers or ground covers under your shade trees, Choose plants suited to your USDA zone that need the amount of sun available unde...

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