iowagardencoach.com was started in the 2009 by Anne Larson. A graduate of Iowa State University with a degree in Horticulture, Anne has a wealth of knowledge and experience in bringing out the best gardens and the people who tend them. Anne has worked as a garden maintenance business owner, designer, consultant and writer.

iowagardencoach.com is happy to refer clients to reputable companies to weed, install, or renovate landscapes.

Anne Larson was raised in Cresco in northeastern Iowa where she learned to love nature and plants at the knee of her mother with their annual spring trips to the woods where she became a fan of natives like bloodroot, dutchman's breeches, and Mayapples.

Anne is a member of the Iowa Nursery and Landscape Association and is a garden writer for Des Moines Examiner.com, an on-line information resource.