About Wendy

Wendy Hartley has been gardening on her Litchfield County property for over 25 years. By day she spent her career as a Senior HR Director in financial services — thirty years evaluating what works, what doesn't, and when someone is selling you something that won't hold up. She brings the same scepticism to garden tools and outdoor furniture. She's bought the wrong raised beds, owned two fire pits that rusted within three seasons, and finally found a battery mower that handles her lawns without drama. She writes about what she actually uses, across real Connecticut seasons.