Master Gardener

As the owner/publisher of the Internet Web site, ICanGarden.com, Donna Dawson has received many awards and has been recognized in numerous publications. During its nine-year history, ICanGarden.com has grown to become Canada's largest Internet gardening resource site.

In 1998, Dawson began organizing and hosting gardening tours to England and Europe. Her tours have taken guests to Paris, London, Amsterdam, Nice, Florence and Dublin. The flower shows have included Floriade, Keukenhof, Chelsea and the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show.

In 1995, Dawson achieved her master gardener certificate through the University of Alberta Devonian Botanic Garden. She is a past director on the board of the Edmonton Horticultural Society and a current member of the Royal Horticultural Society, as well as the Garden Writers Association and Affiliate Member Canadian Institute of Travel Counselors. She began hosting garden tours in 1998 and speaks frequently about the gardens she has seen in England and Europe.

Along with her husband, Dawson started ICanGarden.com, which offers articles, books, gardening supplies, events and more. The Web site is regularly visited by thousands of gardeners daily from all over the world. Recently added is their brand new site devoted to garden tours at www.gardeningtours.com.

Dawson has appeared in numerous gardening magazines including Homemaker's, Gardener for the Prairies and Gardening Life, as well as Internet sites such as Familywave.com.

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