A native Californian, I was raised by my British mother who always tried to grow an English garden in our backyard of central valley hard-pan and heat. I tell everyone that she had a brake pedal on the passenger side of the car that made us stop at nurseries whether my father wanted to or not.

I have been gardening in Napa for over thirty years, including fifteen years at the French Laundry in Yountville working with the Schmitt family before they sold the restaurant. We grew a few vegetables, lots of herbs and many cut flowers to decorate the interior.

While working there I attended California State University at Sonoma where I fell in love with the sciences and proceeded to study Botany including Plant Taxonomy and and Plant Physiology.

Since then I have managed a large estate garden and asccociated properties surrounding a large Napa Valley winery. The garden there covers three acres and includes vegetable, orchards, ornamentals, native plants...all types of gardens.

I specialize in water-conserving, organic garden methods and least-toxic methods of pest control. Please contact me for rates and availability.

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David Alosi