On the QT | The Official Newsletter of GWA February-March 2016 | Page 13

Obituaries
David Hobson speaks on “The Amazing
Chelsea Flower Show” at Canada Blooms,
March 16.

JOAN JACKSON
Joan Jackson, the first garden editor of the San Jose Mercury News, passed away
peacefully December 15, 2015. She had been a GWA member for many years. As
garden editor, Joan informed readers how to grow giant pumpkins, cope with frost
and garden in a drought. Joan’s stories were sent out to newspapers across the
United States and she often heard from readers in other parts of the country. Joan
was most proud of Plant-a-Row for the Hungry, asking readers to plant an extra row
of vegetables to feed the hungry. Joan launched this GWA project locally; her B