The Garden Scholar's Bench Articles in this section were written by Master Gardener Hettie Ballweber. Ms. Ballweber is an anthropologist and experienced gardener interested in the relation of people and the land. It is important to study our past relationships with the earth to determine how we reached our current level of knowledge.
Gardening is a continuation of our long relationship with the earth.
Ms. Ballweber lives in Woodstock, MD, where she and her husband maintain an archaeology consulting business. She is a frequent contributor to Looseleaf , the Howard County Master Gardener newsletter. All articles copyrighted by Hettie Ballweber, 1996.