Rose grew up in the Seattle area, and has always had a passion for gardening. She turned her love of plants and horticulture into a full-time career after earning a degree in Environmental Horticulture. Since the completion of her degree, Rose has worked as a landscape gardener and recently completed a year-long internship at the Elisabeth C. Miller Botanical Garden in Shoreline.  Rose spends her free time volunteering at a food bank garden on Beacon Hill and working in her flower and vegetable garden at home; she loves the endless path of learning that horticulture has to offer. Rose is a WSNLA- Certified Professional Horticulturist and also holds a BA in Philosophy from the University of Washington.