Brenda M. Fitzgerald, Director-at-Large (First Term)

Brenda Fitzgerald has been gardening since she was a toddler working alongside her grandfather in his Virginia garden. She continued to garden everywhere she lived, in climates ranging from Hawaii to Oregon. Brenda raised all of her own vegetables throughout college and most of law school, while growing perennials and shrubs as space permitted. Her first formal perennial border was started from seed using grow lights in her living room. She now gardens on a small lot in Clackamas County where she is on a mission to eliminate the lawn. Brenda has over 25 years of experience as a Master Gardener and is certified in both Georgia and Oregon. In 2024, she retired from practicing law and hopes to use her legal and financial knowledge as well as her analytical and writing skills to benefit HPSO.