Richard Orlando

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Richard Orlando worked for more than twenty-five years as a lead gardener at University of California, Berkeley, and has taught classes on weeds and gardening for nearly thirty years. For decades he taught at Merritt College in Oakland, including a course entitled “Weeds in the Urban Landscape.” He has led trainings for pesticide handlers and continues to offer consulting services as an arborist. Photo credit: Stephen Loewinsohn.