Kirsten is a Volunteer at the Elisabeth C. Miller Library. She grew up in Denmark near Copenhagen and relocated to the Seattle area in October of 2011. Kirsten likes to garden, knit, and sing in her free time.
She has a BS in biochemistry and biology and a BS in library and information science. Her favorite classes in college were evolution and classification of higher plants, native plant identification, and information retrieval. Kirsten enjoys solving puzzles, finding information and facts, relevance, and providing research assistance.
A typical day at UW Botanic Gardens includes working in the collection and editing records; she enjoys combining her love of plants and libraries!
The Fragrance Garden at the Center for Urban Horticulture in early spring is her favorite place at UW Botanic Gardens.
Her favorite indoor plant is the Paphiopedilum spp. (a type of orchid) because they are easy to grow, great variety, and it is such a joy to watch them bloom.
Anemone hepatica (syn. Hepatica nobilis) is her favorite outdoor plant because it reminds her of a song/poem and the flowers have the most beautiful and vibrant shade of blue.