About

Susan Mulvihill
Susan Mulvihill

Hello! My name is Susan Mulvihill and I am passionate about gardening. I am based in Spokane, Wash., where my husband and I garden on 5 acres. I wrote the garden columns for the Sunday edition of The Spokesman-Review newspaper for nearly 20 years.

My newest book is The Vegetable Garden Problem Solver Handbook, published by Cool Springs Press, was released in February 2023. This book has been given The American Horticultural Society’s 2024 Book Award, which is a high honor.

In April 2021, The Vegetable Garden Pest Handbook (*) also from Cool Springs Press, was published. It continues to be a best seller on Amazon and consistently receives 5-star ratings.

I am also the co-author of Northwest Gardener’s Handbook (*).

Since 2002, I’ve been a Spokane County (Wash.) Master Gardener. I am a longtime member of Garden Communicators International (formerly the Association for Garden Communicators) and a member of the National Garden Bureau.

It is my belief that everyone should be able to grow a garden, and toward that end, I’ve dedicated this website, videos, social media posts, and my life to teaching others how to do just that!

My main interests are growing vegetables and fruits organically, watching the birds that visit our garden, and pursuing both botanical and wildlife photography. I’m also a classical pianist and enjoy quilting in my non-gardening time.

One of my favorite ways of reaching gardeners has been through my how-to videos on a wide variety of topics. You can find over 500 of them on my YouTube channel as well as an index to them in the Videos section of this website. 

In 2024, I became an Epic Gardening Ambassador. Kevin Espiritu, owner of Epic Gardening and Botanical Interests Seeds, will be sharing more of my content (videos and social media posts) with his followers. This will give me a wider audience to share my love of gardening and all of the things I’ve learned over the years!

Our garden was featured on the PBS program, Growing a Greener World, in June 2017 (episode #809) and again in 2021 (episode #1202).

If there are any topics in particular that you are interested in learning about, please don’t hesitate to drop me a note at Susan@susansinthegarden.com.

* Note: I have an Amazon affiliate account which means that when you use the link to order either of the books, I will receive a small commission. This does not affect the price you pay in any way.

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