Susie Dowd Markarian has more than 25 years in the field of horticulture working throughout Northern California. Her first experience producing organic food and flowers inspired her to branch into estate garden maintenance management. As a horticultural student, she was eventually certified in Ornamental Horticulture in 1989, and soon became an instructor of both horticulture and landscape design. The past 15 years have been devoted primarily to landscape design. Her designs have earned her numerous industry awards, including a commission with Sunset Books to design several gardens for Sunset’s “Low Maintenance Gardens” published in 1999. Susie became APLD certified in 2001. more >>