"American botanist, horticulturalist, and landscape architect closely associated with San Diego, California, and known as the "Mother of Balboa Park." source "After graduation, Kate took a job in Southern California." ~ The Tree Lady
Balboa Park: read more here
Desert town : San Diego 
"Especially trees.""From elms and oaks to eucalyptus and palms, by the turn of the century, young trees from Kate's nursery were growing in every part of San Diego."
"Giant umbrellas that sheltered her and the animals, birds, and plants that lived in the forest."
"History of San Diego's Landscape" video here
"It was the 1860s , and girls from Kate's side of town weren't supposed to get their hands dirty. But Kate did."
Kate Sessions Tree (The Mother of Balboa Park)" click here for great little (90secs) video
"Liked studying wind and rain, muscles and bones, plants and trees."
""Mother of Balboa Park"
"Not everyone feels at home in the woods. But Kate did."
Katherine Olivia "Kate" Sessions was born in San Francisco, California, (November 8, 1857) and educated in Oakland. At the age of six, she moved with her family to a farm next to Lake Merritt. She attended the University of California, Berkeley in 1881 with a degree in natural science... source
"... Plants. In 1885, she Purchased a nursery; within a few years she was the owner of a flower shop as well as growing fields and nurseries in Coronado, Pacific Beach, and Mission Hills." source
Read aloud for us by "Miss Kelly" click here
The Tree Lady: The True Story of How One Tree-Loving Woman Changed a City Forever
"Unearth the true story of green-thumbed pioneer and activist Kate Sessions, who helped San Diego grow from a dry desert town into a lush, leafy city known for its gorgeous parks and gardens." Goodreads :)Volunteers helped plant thousands of trees for the 1915 Exposition
"With Kate's love for the Woods, she thought San Diego needed trees more than anything else. "
"1915 EXPO CENTENNIAL.. Kate Sessions..." webpage and video (min4-9) here
Zinger ;) One Kate Olivia Sessions' favorite sayings: “A 50¢ tree should be planted in a $5 hole.”
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