Ciscoe morris biography template

Ciscoe Morris

Gardening Expert

James A. "Ciscoe" Morris is an American gardening expert, TV and radio personality, and author based in Seattle. He is known locally for his TV and radio programs "Gardening with Ciscoe," as well as his enthusiastic demeanor and catchphrase "Oh la la!" Previously, he wrote articles about gardening for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer before it ceased print operations and in The Seattle Times before leaving to focus on his next book.[1]

Biography

Ciscoe Morris was born in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, to Robert Graham Morris ( - ) an Insurance Salesman and purported vaudeville performer, and Sarah A.

"Sally" Reichhardt ( - ). He began gardening with his mother and grandmother and by age 10, was working professionally as a gardener for a local church.

Ciscoe morris wikipedia Article Talk. Read Edit View history. He began gardening with his mother and grandmother and by age 10, was working professionally as a gardener for a local church. The show ran for nearly a decade.

In , he hitchhiked to Seattle and began working on a fishing boat. He later got a job at Seattle City Light in Newhalem and studied horticulture at South Seattle Community College.[2]

In , Morris began working at Seattle University where he introduced the use of beneficial insects rather than pesticides.[2] Morris' media career began in the s by filling-in as the host of a gardening question-and-answer radio show on KIRO after joining radio host Jim French on his show.[1] Later that decade his TV career took-off on the KIRO-TV program "Northwest Home and Garden Show", hosted by Jeff Probst.[3] In , clips of Morris were featured in a segment on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver titled "You wish you loved anything as much as Seattle gardening expert Ciscoe Morris loves everything."[4]

Published works

  • Ask Ciscoe: Oh, la, la&#;!

    Your Gardening Questions Answered. Seattle: Sasquatch Books (). ISBN&#;

  • Oh, La La! Homegrown Stories, Helpful Tips, and Garden Wisdom. Seattle: Sasquatch Books (). ISBN&#;

References

  1. ^ abMorris, Ciscoe (September 6, ).

    "Oh, La, La: Seattle Times garden writer Ciscoe Morris is starting a new chapter".

    Ciscoe morris biography template word Retrieved November 8, Ciscoe was an early proponent of Integrated Pest Management IPM , a formal, structured approach to controlling garden pests that minimizes the use of chemical pesticides and herbicides and contributes to wildlife diversity. Retrieved April 24, Ciscoe is most proud of his work at Seattle University establishing an organic, pesticide-free garden-management plan at the campus.

    Seattle Times. Retrieved April 24,

  2. ^ ab"Oh La La – It's Ciscoe Morris!". . May 20, Retrieved November 8,
  3. ^Ossorio, Carolyn (September 29, ). "Ciscoe Morris' legacy transcends the garden".

    Ciscoe morris biography template pdf I was gonna have to memorize lines on the spot. From that day to this [], scarcely a garden show, sale, or fair happens without his presence. His media career went on to encompass a dozen or more radio and television programs, shows that made him a household name in the Pacific Northwest. Add languages Add topic.

    . Bonneville International. Retrieved April 24,

  4. ^Cohen, Stephen (August 7, ). "HBO's 'Last Week Tonight' features local gardening legend".

    Ciscoe morris biography template Transplant to Seattle After his discharge from the military, Ciscoe hitchhiked across country from Wisconsin, finding work along the way. Today IPM is an established policy of the school's landscape-management plan. The work began in the early s. I like the waterfront.

    Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Hearst. Retrieved April 24,

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