Arboretum Hires New Gardener to Care for NZ Forest
The new gardener of the New Zealand Forest, Kathleen DeMaria (right), with Pacific Connections gardener Kyle Henegar. Both Kathleen’s and Kyle’s salaries are funded by the Arboretum Foundation.
The Foundation is delighted to welcome Kathleen DeMaria to the Arboretum staff. Kathleen was hired by UW Botanic Gardens this summer as the new full-time gardener in charge of maintaining the New Zealand Forest at Pacific Connections. Her salary and benefits are being entirely funded by the Arboretum Foundation. Kathleen is a graduate of the Master of Environmental Horticulture program at the UW. Before coming on as staff, she was an active volunteer in the Pacific Connections Garden Stewards program at the Arboretum. Congratulations Kathleen!
