Dawn Harding joins us from Worthing, England, and has lived and worked in many parts of the world - Europe, America, Canada and Hong Kong. As a single mother with two sons to support, she always juggled her responsibilities at home along with a full time secretarial/Executive Assistant job, and a part-time one. The latter covered quite a range: weekend waitress, evening barmaid in an English pub, weed puller in a nursery, stuffing envelopes, sewing the eyes onto small teddy bears at home for a local factory, transcribing surveyors’ reports from tapes, hotel receptionist, modelling, teaching typing and business correspondence English at night school in Hong Kong, and her own infant bedding business. Obviously, she became a master at multitasking, organization, determination and perseverance.

Upon retiring, she took up gardening and found to her surprise that she had discovered her true passion. As a result, she spent many years as a gardening newsletter editor in California, served on the board of a prominent, local garden club, designed her own large landscape to acclaim, and studied famous gardens throughout Europe and Asia.

With her return to England in the summer of 2006, this indefatigable 50+ woman has embraced technology by agreeing to be the “Garden Expert” on 50Fabulous.com where she will share her knowledge and passion with other 50+ women. She is also developing her own small propagation business as well.

Dawn firmly believes that beautiful gardens of any size can enhance your life with beauty, fragrance, butterflies, birds, tranquillity and, yes, even exercise!

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