Location
Washougal, Washington
Expertise
Nativescaping, Cookware, Home decor
- Sustainability is one of Laura's highest values, so she particularly loves sharing what she's learned about native gardening through nurturing her Backyard Habitat Gold-certified yard.
- She enjoys writing monthly gardening guides to help people grow their own food effectively, and her article about swaps to make for Plastic Free July is one of her most-read pieces.
- Laura loves conducting hands-on research to help readers choose (and care for) high-quality, trustworthy products for the home and gardens.
Experience
Laura has more than 10 years of experience writing in real estate, yard maintenance, gardening, and more. She wrote home and garden articles for BestReviews from 2021 to 2025, conducting interviews with DIY and home decor experts and providing thoroughly researched advice on home maintenance and products. Most recently, she spent two years as the staff writer for a local native plant nursery, inspiring more people to try gardening with natives.
Education
Laura obtained a Bachelor of Arts in creative writing from Linfield College.
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There’s a reason this kitchen item has been a part of many Japanese households for hundreds of years. Now, centuries later, you can still find one for yourself.
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