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Lee Schneller Sligh earned degrees in
Chinese Language and Literature and
Asian History, studied in China and lived in
Japan for four years. She worked as a
Japanese technical translator for ten years
before founding Lee Schneller Fine
Gardens in 1995. Her company specializes
in building Japanese-inspired, naturalistic
and continuously blooming gardens. In
addition to garden design, Lee gives talks,
slide shows and workshops and wrote a
book on continuously blooming garden
design called The Ever-Blooming Flower
Garden: A Blueprint for Continuous Color.
Click here for resume. (photo by Deborah
Smith)
Chinese Language and Literature and
Asian History, studied in China and lived in
Japan for four years. She worked as a
Japanese technical translator for ten years
before founding Lee Schneller Fine
Gardens in 1995. Her company specializes
in building Japanese-inspired, naturalistic
and continuously blooming gardens. In
addition to garden design, Lee gives talks,
slide shows and workshops and wrote a
book on continuously blooming garden
design called The Ever-Blooming Flower
Garden: A Blueprint for Continuous Color.
Click here for resume. (photo by Deborah
Smith)
Noah Gottlieb
After graduating from the College of the Atlantic in Bar
Harbor, Noah worked on Mount Desert Island for several
years in stone masonry and landscaping. He then worked
for three years at Asticou Azalea Garden in Northeast
Harbor, a highly-acclaimed Japanese-inspired garden,
with head gardener Mary Roper. Noah joined our
company in 2004. He traveled in Japan for a month in
2006 and attended the Intensive Seminar on Japanese
Gardens at the Kyoto University of Art and Design. He
lives in Whitefield with his wife, Liza, and their two young
daughters.
(photo by Kelly O'Meara)
After graduating from the College of the Atlantic in Bar
Harbor, Noah worked on Mount Desert Island for several
years in stone masonry and landscaping. He then worked
for three years at Asticou Azalea Garden in Northeast
Harbor, a highly-acclaimed Japanese-inspired garden,
with head gardener Mary Roper. Noah joined our
company in 2004. He traveled in Japan for a month in
2006 and attended the Intensive Seminar on Japanese
Gardens at the Kyoto University of Art and Design. He
lives in Whitefield with his wife, Liza, and their two young
daughters.
(photo by Kelly O'Meara)
Wang Chen Dorje is a Tibetan Buddhist
who was granted political asylum in the
United States in 2004. He walked across
the Himalayas to India at age 14 and lived
in a monastery there. In his twenties he
traveled to countries all around the world
with other monks on goodwill missions,
ending finally in Rockport, Maine. We
benefit from Wang Chen's gardening skill
and his wonderful spiritual perspective.
(photo by Lee Schneller)
who was granted political asylum in the
United States in 2004. He walked across
the Himalayas to India at age 14 and lived
in a monastery there. In his twenties he
traveled to countries all around the world
with other monks on goodwill missions,
ending finally in Rockport, Maine. We
benefit from Wang Chen's gardening skill
and his wonderful spiritual perspective.
(photo by Lee Schneller)
Liz Stanley worked as an art director, illustrator,
painter and designer for 20 years after graduating
from the Rhode Island School of Design. She now
divides her time between gardening and her staff
position at University of Maine Cooperative
Extension. Liz is a Master Gardener and an active
volunteer in many community organizations. She
lives in Warren with her husband, Ike, son Ivan and
many pets. (photo by Ike Johnson)
painter and designer for 20 years after graduating
from the Rhode Island School of Design. She now
divides her time between gardening and her staff
position at University of Maine Cooperative
Extension. Liz is a Master Gardener and an active
volunteer in many community organizations. She
lives in Warren with her husband, Ike, son Ivan and
many pets. (photo by Ike Johnson)
Cindy Waite is a native of Millinocket and a
graduate of the University of Maine
Cooperative Extension Master Gardener
course. She takes care of our bookkeeping as
well as keeping her hand in with gardening
work in the field. (photo by Lee Schneller)
graduate of the University of Maine
Cooperative Extension Master Gardener
course. She takes care of our bookkeeping as
well as keeping her hand in with gardening
work in the field. (photo by Lee Schneller)
