Linda Chalker-Scott

Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott. Ph.D. in Horticulture, OSU.

Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott  is an ISA certified arborist and an ASCA consulting arborist. She is WSU’s Extension Urban Horticulturist and a Professor in the Department of Horticulture. She conducts research in applied plant and soil sciences, publishing the results in scientific articles and university Extension fact sheets. She is currently the editor for WCISA’s Western Arborist magazine, the Journal of NACAA, and Editor-in-Chief for Compost Science and Utilization. She is also actively involved in enhancing the scientific literacy of her audiences by teaching them how to assess the credibility of information from print and online sources. Linda also is the award-winning author of five books: the horticultural myth-busting The Informed Gardener (2008) and The Informed Gardener Blooms Again (2010) from the University of Washington Press and Sustainable Landscapes and Gardens: Good Science – Practical Application (2009) from GFG Publishing, Inc., and How Plants Work: The Science Behind the Amazing Things Plants Do from Timber Press (2015). Her latest book is an update of Art Kruckeberg’s Gardening with Native Plants of the Pacific Northwest from UW Press (2019), which has won several national awards since its publication. In 2018 Linda was featured in a video series – The Science of Gardening – produced by The Great Courses. She also is one of the Garden Professors – a group of academic colleagues who educate and entertain through their blog and Facebook pages. Linda’s educational contributions to science-based information have been recognized by such groups as Garden Communicators International, the National Association of County Agricultural Agents, and the International Society for Arboriculture (including the Western Chapter). Her recent outreach and educational channels include:

• "The Informed Gardener" webpage: www.theinformedgardener.com
• "The Garden Professors" blog: www.gardenprofessors.com
• "The Garden Professors" Facebook page: www.facebook.com/TheGardenProfessors
• "The Garden Professors" Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/GardenProfessors
• Peer-reviewed journal articles and Extension publications: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Linda-Chalker-Scott/research