Daniel Mount hails from a long line of wandering gardeners, nurserymen and farmers. He lives on a small farm in the Snoqualmie River Valley east of Seattle, Washington. He enjoys growing organic vegetables and fruits, and experimenting with flood tolerant plants. In his leisure time, he botanizes locally and abroad, walks, cooks and reads.
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Education
BS-Botany, University of Wisconsin/ Milwaukee,
Taxonomic Botany Internship, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis,
University of Washington: Certificate in Memoir Writing
International Experience
Rio nellāElba, Italy: Orto dei Semplici Elbano,
Curator and gardener for this garden devoted to the medicinal and native plants of the Tuscan Archipelago
Cologne, Germany: Ethel Rae Perkins Gartengestaltung,
Lead Gardener on rural estates in the Rhineland
Cologne, Germany: Blumen Ramm-Lettmann
Florist and Lead Gardener on balcony gardens and green roofs
Durham, NC; Phoenix, AZ, Missoula, MT; Milwaukee, WI:
Consultation and Design
Community Involvement
Northwest Horticultural Society:
Past Board member, teacher and tour guide
Washington Park Arboretum:
Assistant to curator, Saplings Program tour leader,
Editorial committee Washington Park Arboretum Bulletin
Pacific Horticulture Magazine:
Editorial committee member
University of Washington Herbarium:
Volunteer taxonomic botanist
Accolades
Daniel Mount was awarded Ā The Garden Writer AssociationāsĀ Gold Award For Best Magazine Writing in 2015Ā AndĀ Silver Award of MeritĀ For Best Magazine Writing in 2013.
His garden designs have appearedĀ on the covers and in the pages ofĀ Fine Gardening and Sunset Magazines.
They have also appeared in the pages of several books.
