Sue Goetz is a garden designer, writer and speaker. She began her lifelong love of gardening as a child where she “always found places to grow things.” She is a certified Master Gardener and founder-owner of Creative Gardener, where she offers classes, garden coaching, and gardens by design. She also owns Urban Garden Company. Among her many accolades: In 2013, The Best of West Sound voted Sue “Favorite Horticulturalist,” and in 2012 she was named Educator of the Year by the Washington State Nursery and Landscape Association. She received Sunset magazine’s “Western Living Fresh Ideas” award and Fine Gardening’s “Best Design” award. www.thecreativegardener.com

I've never been one to treat myself to a day at the spa or feel tempted to create a luxurious home spa. But after reading this beckoning book, I think I have been converted, or perhaps corrupted.

Sue Goetz is a garden designer, writer and speaker. She began her lifelong love of gardening as a child where she “always found places to grow things.” She is a certified Master Gardener and founder-owner of Creative Gardener, where she offers classes, garden coaching, and gardens by design. She also owns Urban Garden Company. Among her many accolades: In 2013, The Best of West Sound voted Sue “Favorite Horticulturalist,” and in 2012 she was named Educator of the Year by the Washington State Nursery and Landscape Association. She received Sunset magazine’s “Western Living Fresh Ideas” award and Fine Gardening’s “Best Design” award. www.thecreativegardener.com

I've never been one to treat myself to a day at the spa or feel tempted to create a luxurious home spa. But after reading this beckoning book, I think I have been converted, or perhaps corrupted.

Sue Goetz is a garden designer, writer and speaker. She began her lifelong love of gardening as a child where she “always found places to grow things.” She is a certified Master Gardener and founder-owner of Creative Gardener, where she offers classes, garden coaching, and gardens by design. She also owns Urban Garden Company. Among her many accolades: In 2013, The Best of West Sound voted Sue “Favorite Horticulturalist,” and in 2012 she was named Educator of the Year by the Washington State Nursery and Landscape Association. She received Sunset magazine’s “Western Living Fresh Ideas” award and Fine Gardening’s “Best Design” award. www.thecreativegardener.com

I've never been one to treat myself to a day at the spa or feel tempted to create a luxurious home spa. But after reading this beckoning book, I think I have been converted, or perhaps corrupted.