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Sonia Uyterhoeven

Gardener for Public Education at the The New York Botanical Garden

By Marie Iannotti, About.com

Sonia Uyterhoeven, Gardener for Public Education at the The New York Botanical Garden

Sonia Uyterhoeven, Gardener for Public Education at the The New York Botanical Garden

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Sonia Uyterhoeven is Gardener for Public Education at The New York Botanical Garden. She studied and worked for 10 years as a Historian of Science at Harvard University and the University of Cambridge before moving into horticulture. She trained for several years as a gardener at the University of Cambridge, returning to the U.S. in 2000. Since then, she has worked as an intern at The New England Flower Society, a Putnam Fellow at The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, and a Marco Stufano Fellow at the Garden Conservancy.

Sonia performs a dual role as educator and gardener in the Home Gardening Center, sharing her expertise and experience in the areas of education, gardening, and design.

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