Colleen Plimpton

Colleen Plimpton (born 1949) is an American garden communicator specializing in ornamental horticulture, garden memoir, and historical gardening women.

## Biography[edit]

Plimpton grew up in the small upstate New York farming town of Lima. Her parents were factory worker Sylvalan (Fred) (1922-2012) and schoolteacher Dorothy (1922-2007). She graduated from Lima High School and received a B.A. in Anthropology from Fordham University and a Master’s in Social Work from Columbia University. Plimpton worked as a clinical social worker for many years in numerous locales and has resided for the past 20 years in Bethel, Connecticut, where she teaches, lectures, coaches and writes about gardening.[1]

## Work[edit]

Column(s):

* On Gardening, Hearst Connecticut Media Group (2009-)[2]
* Down the Garden Path, Hearst Media Services (2012-)[3]

Books:

* Woodstock Revisited,[4] Chapter 21, A Day in the Country 50 stories about the famous festival by individuals who were there.
* Mentors in the Garden of Life,[5] A garden memoir chronicling how we learn lessons about both life and horticulture while digging in the dirt with those we love.[6][7][8]
* →Finalist for the 2011 Connecticut Book of the Year (Memoir category)
* →Winner of the 2010 International Book Award in the Home (Garden category)
* →Finalist in the USA Book News “Best Books 2010” for the Home (Garden category)
* →3rd Place in the Connecticut Press Club 2010 Awards for Nonfiction (Inspirational category)[9]

Plimpton's articles have appeared in numerous magazines, including Toastmaster, Connecticut Gardner, and Greenprints.

## References[edit]

1. ^ Kathy Huber, San Antonio News.com, 12/18/10. “Lessons Learned in the Dirt”.
2. ^ Sybil Blau, The Connecticut Post, 9/29/10. “The Heritage Gardener”
3. ^ March 25, TU Magazines on; AM, 2013 at 10:19 (2013-03-25). "Down The Garden Path: If this garden workhorse is blooming, spring is at hand!". Life@Home magazine. Retrieved 2019-11-12.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
4. ^ Reynolds, Susan (18 June 2009). Woodstock Revisited: 50 Far Out, Groovy, Peace-Loving, Flashback-Inducing Stories From Those Who Were There. ISBN 978-1605506289.
5. ^ Plimpton, Colleen (May 2010). Mentors in the Garden of Life. ISBN 978-0982529201.
6. ^ Dan Clost, Quinte West EMC, 9/26/10. “Mentors in the Garden of Life”
7. ^ Pat Farnack, Bucks County News, 9/28/10. “Garden Memoir”
8. ^ Will Rowlands, Connecticut Gardener, September/October, 2010. “Book Review: Mentors in the Garden of Life”
9. ^ Judy Lowe, Christian Science Monitor.com 3/30/11. “Favorite Garden Books of 2010”