Seija Hälvä, PhD - Garden CoachSM

seijahalva@gardenconsult.com                        1-781-389-1161

HORTICULTURAL EXPERIENCE

 

 

 

 

EDUCATION

·         PhD in Horticulture, University of Helsinki, Finland

·         Visiting scholar at Department of Plant and Soil Science, University of Massachusetts

·         Certified Landscape Designer, Landscape Institute of Harvard University and the Boston Architectural College

CREATING RESIDENTAL GARDENS

·         Functional and environmentally sound landscapes

·         Rock gardens, shade and woodland gardens, city gardens

·         Herbs, vegetables, fruits and berries, native plants

 

COMMUNITY WORK

·         Container gardens at Agassiz School, Cambridge, MA

·         Teaching Garden at Bridge School, Lexington, MA

·          Nature crafts at Chenery Middle School, Belmont, MA

·         Teaching Herb Garden at Massachusetts Audubon Society, Belmont, MA

·         Design for Billings Forge Community Works, Hartford with Boston Architectural College

 

TEACHING AND RESEARCH

·         Teaching at Endicott College; Harvard University/Museum of Natural History; Massachusetts Audubon Society; Massachusetts Horticultural Society; New England Wildflower Society; Botanical Gardens/Garden Clubs in Greater Boston

·         Extensive research and teaching internationally on edible plants

 

WRITING

·         Over one  hundred scientific publications and  gardening articles

·         Food in the City , Review on Urban Agriculture, Boston Architectural College

·         Manual for Northern Herb Growers  - Click to learn more about my book