Linda’s Bio

Linda Langelo is a Colorado State University Extension, Horticulture Specialist. The five counties under her care are in Northeast Colorado.  She is a member of the Garden Communicators International, a regular contributor to MarthaStewart.com gardening articles, and a guest blogger for AARP Colorado and AARP Maryland.

She received her master’s degree in Education Administration from Salisbury State University in Salisbury, Maryland. Graduated from the Horticulture Program at Longwood Gardens after graduating from Cabrini College with a degree in English Communications, with a minor in Biology and Botany. She was a member of the Tri-Beta Honor Society.  In July 2021, she was the recipient of the Lois Woodward Paul Memorial Award from Longwood Gardens Horticulture Program alumni for her career accomplishments.

During her 40 years in horticulture, she has both implemented arboretums and overseen them. As Assistant Director of Horticulture at Salisbury State University, she helped implement a campus-wide arboretum still going strong today. She went on to be Director at Adkins Arboretum early in its implementation, increasing its exposure in the local and surrounding communities and as a member of the American Public Garden Association.

Currently she writes a monthly column called the Relentless Gardener for the Holyoke Enterprise and has a Facebook Page titled Garden the Plains and has written a book forthcoming with the right publisher’s approval called Plants Are Speaking. Are You Listening? 

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