Caroline Bloomfield
With a deep history of gardening in her background as well as master gardeners and a horticulturist in her family tree, Caroline has enjoyed living in several different regions of the country, She has learned to garden in diverse climates including the damp coastal northwest, the extraordinary heat of the south, and the chilly climes of New England. Settled in the Pacific Northwest, her surroundings include dogwood, magnolia, lilac, Japanese maple, and elm trees, as well as herbs and flowers and an occasional vegetable.As a writer, Caroline graduated with honors from Southern Maine University in 1998 and has been creating, writing, and editing in a wide range of subject areas and voices for 19 years. Her writing background includes business communications, magazine articles, mobile security, tech and legal writing and blogging, with a special interest in SEO and UX writing. Her marketing and public relations background is based in the field of educational media. Formerly a senior litigation paralegal, Caroline adds to her gardening and writing interests as a licensed hypnotherapist, a certified Quantum healing practitioner and lover of European travel. She is also a big fan of Maui.Caroline has been with Gardening Know How since January of 2019 as manager of marketing communications, serving in editorial and marketing capacities. Since joining the GKH team Caroline has been instrumental in assisting with various marketing campaigns, including the creation of sponsored posts in the company’s business-to-business division. She has interviewed and written detailed profiles for GKH’s community garden sponsorship program and served as liaison between grant recipients and the company. In addition to co-writing the company’s e-books and web copy, she is responsible for copy-editing hundreds of new gardening articles for the company’s website and blog, ensuring they are brand appropriate, reliable, informative, and optimized for the Internet.
Latest articles by Caroline Bloomfield
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Cultivating the Future: A Sensory Therapeutic Garden For Special Education
Meet Mr. Steven Rude, a school psychologist in the LA school district, and get to know his extraordinary garden.
By Caroline Bloomfield
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Kinder Youth Gardens
By Caroline Bloomfield
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Living Healthy. Simplified.
Living Healthy Simplified uses gardens to teach about nature, planting food, foraging, cooking, art, mental health, and much more!
By Caroline Bloomfield
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Unity Gardens - The Best Of Humankind
It's a challenge to describe Unity Gardens' Sara Stewart. Perhaps a good start would be to mention that she's won a Best of Humankind award.
By Caroline Bloomfield
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A Super School Garden Success
The Richey School Gardens' goal to build a bond between students' home lives and school lives has been a rousing success! Click for more.
By Caroline Bloomfield
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Front Steps Services
"We transform lives to end the cycle of homelessness" is the message of this extraordinary organization. Click to read more.
By Caroline Bloomfield
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Neighborhood's Hands Program: Lighting the Way in a Food Desert
"Feeding and Educating All" is the motto of Neighborhood's Hands Program. And they mean it. Read on to learn more.
By Caroline Bloomfield
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Berea Community Learning Farm
Promoting healthy lifestyles while increasing awareness of sustainable agriculture and its importance to the community.
By Caroline Bloomfield
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White Mountain Community Garden
The White Mountain Community Garden is the first and only community garden in Navajo County with the mission statement of "education."
By Caroline Bloomfield
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University of Kansas Medical Center Botanic Gardens THRIVE
Thinking about school gardens, we might imagine children digging, learning and planting. But the students at THRIVE garden are different.
By Caroline Bloomfield
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Experiencing the Natural World in a Concrete Jungle
With sparkling enthusiasm, Amanda Jimenez meets the challenges of starting a community garden from the ground up in Allentown, PA.
By Caroline Bloomfield
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Refugee And Immigrant Services And Education
Kara Gebre founded RAISE, a non-profit service that helps people when life is worlds apart from what is familiar.
By Caroline Bloomfield
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Signal Hill Elementary School & Community Garden
The Signal Hill Elementary School garden is a haven for all visitors to Pemberton, BC. But the garden is only part of the story.
By Caroline Bloomfield
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DIGA - Uniquely Designed Gardens For Those With Disabilities
The Disabled Independent Gardeners Association is devoted to helping people who want to garden but may not have the mobility.
By Caroline Bloomfield
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Good Neighbor Settlement House and Mesa Llena Garden
If you need to take a moment to refresh your faith in humanity, check out the Good Neighbor Settlement House in Brownsville, Texas.
By Caroline Bloomfield
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The Karen Nash Memorial Butterfly Garden
At the Karen Nash Memorial Butterfly Garden, people of all ages are engaged in volunteer projects for the quarter acre wildlife habitat and pollinator garden.
By Caroline Bloomfield
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Fall Fruit Trees: Happy Accidents with Homegrown Apricots
By Caroline Bloomfield
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A Therapy Garden: Adult Day Center of Somerset County for Alzheimer's
For so many whose families have been touched by Alzheimer's, day therapy centers provide a welcome respite
By Caroline Bloomfield
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Caridad Gardens
Merideth Spriggs makes things happen. Calling her an innovator doesn't fully capture her awesome ability to make a difference in the world.
By Caroline Bloomfield
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The Charles Henry Chapman Memorial Community Garden
Geoffrey Johnson's energy, foresight, and generosity are a perfect example of how successful community gardens are born.
By Caroline Bloomfield
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Nina's Hope House
Learning about the Hope House program in the Austin region of Texas is an eye-opening and heartwarming experience. Click to learn more.
By Caroline Bloomfield
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How To Grow Wisteria Seeds: Growing Wisteria From Seed Pods
Wisteria has become a popular climbing vine for trellises, patio overhangs, fences, and more. Click here to learn about wisteria seeds.
By Gardening Know How