About Debbie Teashon

Debbie speaks, photographs, and writes about gardening in the maritime Pacific Northwest. Co-author and photographer of Gardening for the Homebrewer: Grow and Process Plants for Making Beer, Wine, Gruit, Cider, Perry, and More, Teashon is also editor and web master of Rainy Side Gardeners. A long time professional photographer her images have won awards at art shows and exhibits with Professional Photographers of America. Her photographs appeared in newspapers and magazine over the years with recent ones in the Oregonian newspaper, Fine Gardening Magazine, the covers of a Swedish garden magazine—Natur & Trädgård— and Master Gardener magazine, as well as other web sites and plant catalogs. Debbie writes two quarterly articles with accompanying photographs for West Sound Home and Garden Magazine.

Teashon is a Northwest native, born in Oregon and now lives in Washington State on the beautiful Kitsap Peninsula. She lived in Hawaii, another garden Mecca, for over seven years where she claims she left a small piece of her heart. Nevertheless, the rest of her heart loves her native home where gardening is a dream.

 

Reviews

"THANK YOU for a wonderful presentation. We all enjoyed the fascinating information, as well as the beautiful photography. You have a lovely way of presenting....relaxed, with a little humor,...and much knowledge!"

~Barbara Rogers, Vaughn Garden Club

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"Thank you for the interesting and well-written article in the July issue of Westsound Home & Garden about Dan, Heronswood, and the seasonal tours. Thank you also for being a part of the Spring tour and luncheon.

"We look forward to your next visit!"

~Joan M. Garrow
Executive Director
Port Gamble S'Klallam Foundation at Heronswood Garden

Memberships Past and Present

• Garden Writers Association
• International Clematis Society
• North America Rock Garden Society
• Northwest Perennial Alliance
• Professional Photographers of America
• Rhododendron Species Foundation
• Washington Native Plant Society
• WSU Master Gardeners

Published Work

• Gardening for the Homebrewer (book)
• Kitsap Weekly (garden column)
• Pacific Horticulture Magazine
• Birdscaping for Garden Spaces (images)
• Natur & Trädgård Magazine
• Master Gardener Magazine
• The American Gardener Magazine
• The Oregonian
• Fine Gardening Magazine
• Pacific Northwest Home Owner Magazine
• West Sound Home and Garden Magazine

Social Media

• Facebook
• Rainy Side Gardeners
• Gardening for the Homebrewer
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• Groups on Facebook
• Rainy Side Gardeners (private discussion group)
• Pacific Northwest Native Plants (private discussion group)
• Twitter
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• Pinterest
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