Don Marshall - Horticulture Instructor
425-739-8356
don.marshall@lwtech.edu
Don Marshall – spirited educator, landscape designer and horticulture professional - has established one of the outstanding horticulture programs in Washington State. As the founder of the Environmental Horticulture program at Lake Washington Institute of Technology over 30 years ago, he has continually improved upon the growing program to meet the changing needs of a diverse industry and community. Marshall’s over 700 graduates are employed in areas ranging from wholesale and retail nurseries, design and maintenance firms, arboriculture, sales and education.
In addition to teaching full time, Marshall, a Certified Professional Horticulturist and Certified Arborist, owns and operates Plant Designs, a landscape design, installation and maintenance firm specializing in organic fine gardening. He teaches seminars throughout the Puget Sound Region in venues including Molbak’s Garden + Home, The Northwest Flower and Garden Show, and Swansons Nursery, to name a few, as well as Plant Amnesty seminars and Master Gardeners continuing education courses at locations across Western Washington.
In 2011, Marshall was the recipient of The Harold Young Award for Outstanding Service, the Washington State Nursery &
Landscape Association’s (WSNLA) highest award. He is the only educator to receive the WSNLA Educator of the Year award three times – in 1992, 1995 and 2011. In 2004, Marshall was honored with the Outstanding Involvement award and in 1998, received Lifetime Membership in the WSNLA. He was honored with the Lake Washington Technical College Instructor of Excellence Award in 1991 and 1997 and the Puget Sound Energy Excellent Instructor Award in 2006. He was also the recipient of the Washington Association of Landscape Professionals Grand Award in 1996 for Residential Interiorscape Design and Installation.
Marshall co-authored Home Landscaping, Northwest Region published by Creative Homeowner, now in its 3rd printing. He lives in the Pacific Northwest and is passionate about eating his landscape.
don.marshall@lwtech.edu
Don Marshall – spirited educator, landscape designer and horticulture professional - has established one of the outstanding horticulture programs in Washington State. As the founder of the Environmental Horticulture program at Lake Washington Institute of Technology over 30 years ago, he has continually improved upon the growing program to meet the changing needs of a diverse industry and community. Marshall’s over 700 graduates are employed in areas ranging from wholesale and retail nurseries, design and maintenance firms, arboriculture, sales and education.
In addition to teaching full time, Marshall, a Certified Professional Horticulturist and Certified Arborist, owns and operates Plant Designs, a landscape design, installation and maintenance firm specializing in organic fine gardening. He teaches seminars throughout the Puget Sound Region in venues including Molbak’s Garden + Home, The Northwest Flower and Garden Show, and Swansons Nursery, to name a few, as well as Plant Amnesty seminars and Master Gardeners continuing education courses at locations across Western Washington.
In 2011, Marshall was the recipient of The Harold Young Award for Outstanding Service, the Washington State Nursery &
Landscape Association’s (WSNLA) highest award. He is the only educator to receive the WSNLA Educator of the Year award three times – in 1992, 1995 and 2011. In 2004, Marshall was honored with the Outstanding Involvement award and in 1998, received Lifetime Membership in the WSNLA. He was honored with the Lake Washington Technical College Instructor of Excellence Award in 1991 and 1997 and the Puget Sound Energy Excellent Instructor Award in 2006. He was also the recipient of the Washington Association of Landscape Professionals Grand Award in 1996 for Residential Interiorscape Design and Installation.
Marshall co-authored Home Landscaping, Northwest Region published by Creative Homeowner, now in its 3rd printing. He lives in the Pacific Northwest and is passionate about eating his landscape.
Chris Smith - Horticulture Instructor
425-739-8424
chris.smith@lwtech.edu
Instructor of Horticulture, Chris Sexton-Smith, stays current with cutting edge industry trends and practices. Through his business, Walden Garden Services, he employs these practices in the field. He is a strong believer in the holistic, organic approach, applying his degree in ecology from University of California at Santa Cruz to the garden ecosystem. Chris is a Certified Professional Horticulturist and is president of the Horticulture Advisory Committee at Lynnwood High School.
chris.smith@lwtech.edu
Instructor of Horticulture, Chris Sexton-Smith, stays current with cutting edge industry trends and practices. Through his business, Walden Garden Services, he employs these practices in the field. He is a strong believer in the holistic, organic approach, applying his degree in ecology from University of California at Santa Cruz to the garden ecosystem. Chris is a Certified Professional Horticulturist and is president of the Horticulture Advisory Committee at Lynnwood High School.
Jen Boardman - Horticulture Program Technical Aide
425-739-8279
jen.boardman@lwtech.edu
jen.boardman@lwtech.edu
Cindy Funes - Horticulture Program Technical Aide
425-739-8279
cindy.funes@lwtech.edu
cindy.funes@lwtech.edu
