I hold an arboriculture certificate from Portland Community College and continue to study under leading local educators in horticulture and home orchard care. In December 2023 I decided to rename my business, Thomas & Sons Tree Care, dedicated to my late father, Thomas, who lovingly grew and cared for over 200 trees that he planted in his home garden. My Dad was a skilled engineerand painter; myMom, a scientist and gardener. I am deeply influenced by their love of nature and bring both an artistic perspective and meticulous attention to detail in my pruning work.
My previous careers, pre-pandemic (and what feels like lifetimes ago), were in cooking and dance, both artistic and technical fields that deeply inform my approach to aesthetic pruning.