David Deardorff

David Deardorff, botanist and expert plant pathologist, loves to write and lecture about how to grow healthier plants. As a research biologist David has lived and gardened in many environments, from the desert southwest to the maritime northwest to the tropics. Currently, he and co-author Kathryn Wadsworth can be found presenting workshops around the U.S. on a wide variety of topics, from ecology to gardening.

David earned his Ph.D. in botany from the University of Washington. He coordinated plant pathology research at the University of Hawaii and served as faculty advisor to the Master Gardener Program at Washington State University. He also co-founded Plants of the Southwest in Santa Fe, one of the first native plant nurseries in the country. He has served as Research Director at Island Biotropix, an orchid nursery and tissue culture laboratory which he co-owned with partner and co-author Kathryn Wadsworth.

You may also be interested in the author's own Web site, www.DDandKW.com.

Upcoming events for David Deardorff

  • March 18: David Deardorff and Kathryn Wadsworth at Copperfield's

    Authors Kathryn Wadsworth and David Deardorff will speak on the subject of their book, What's Wrong With My Plant? (time: 7 p.m.; location: 138 N Main St., Sebastopol, California; contact: Stephanie Deignan, 707-823-2618, sdeignan@copperbook.com)

  • March 19: David Deardorff and Kathryn Wadsworth at Mrs. Dalloway's

    Authors Kathryn Wadsworth and David Deardorff will speak on the subject of their book, What's Wrong With My Plant? (time: 7:30 p.m.; location: 2904 College Ave., Berkeley, California; contact: Ann Leyhe, 510-704-8222, ann@mrsdalloways.com)

  • March 20: David Deardorff and Kathryn Wadsworth at Books Inc.

    Authors Kathryn Wadsworth and David Deardorff will speak on the subject of their book, What's Wrong With My Plant? (time: 3 p.m.; location: 855 El Camino Real, 74 Town and Country Village, Palo Alto, California; contact: Eric Petersen, 650-321-0660, epetersen@booksinc.net)

  • March 21: David Deardorff and Kathryn Wadsworth at Book Passage

    Authors Kathryn Wadsworth and David Deardorff will speak on the subject of their book, What's Wrong With My Plant? (time: 7 p.m.; location: 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, California; contact: JoAnna Robinson, 415-927-0960 x239, jrobinson@bookpassage.com)

  • March 22: David Deardorff and Kathryn Wadsworth at Bay Books

    Authors Kathryn Wadsworth and David Deardorff will speak on the subject of their book, What's Wrong With My Plant? (location: 1669 Willow Pass Rd., Concord, California; contact: Erna, 619-435-0070)

  • March 23: David Deardorff and Kathryn Wadsworth at Towne Center Books

    Authors Kathryn Wadsworth and David Deardorff will speak on the subject of their book, What's Wrong With My Plant? (time: 10:30 a.m.; location: 555 Main St., Pleasanton, California; contact: Judy Wheeler, 925-846-8826, info@townecenterbooks.com)

  • March 28: San Francisco Flower Show

    David Deardorff and Kathryn Wadsworth will be speaking on the subject of their book, What's Wrong With My Plant?. (location: San Mateo Event Center, 1346 Saratoga Dr., San Mateo, California; contact: Janet Endsley, 425-218-0108, janet@sfgardenshow.com)

  • April 2: "What's Wrong With My Plant" workshop

    Authors David Deardorff and Kathryn Wadsworth talk on the subject of their book, What's Wrong With My Plant?. (time: 10 a.m.–noon; location: Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, Santa Barbara, California; contact: Nancy Johnson, 805-682-4726 x132, njohnson@sbbg.org)

  • April 2: David Deardorff and Kathryn Wadsworth at Bookloft

    Authors Kathryn Wadsworth and David Deardorff will speak on the subject of their book, What's Wrong With My Plant? (location: 1680 Mission Dr., Solvang, California; contact: Kathy Mullins, 805-688-6010, mail@bookloftsolvang.com)

  • April 3: David Deardorff and Kathryn Wadsworth at Chaucers Books

    Authors Kathryn Wadsworth and David Deardorff will speak on the subject of their book, What's Wrong With My Plant? (time: 3 p.m.; location: 3321 State St., Santa Barbara, California; contact: Eric, 805-563-0010, eric@chaucersbooks.com)

  • April 6: David Deardorff and Kathryn Wadsworth at Warwick's Books

    Authors Kathryn Wadsworth and David Deardorff will speak on the subject of their book, What's Wrong With My Plant? (time: 7:30 p.m.; location: 2670 Via De La Valle, Del Mar, California; contact: Susan, 858-454-0347, warwicksevents@yahoo.com)