William mcclenathan garden time biography
BIOGRAPHY: William McClenathan, co-host of Garden Time..
Judy Alleruzzo
co-host of "Garden Time"
Judy Alleruzzo has been the co-host of the Garden Time TV show since its premiere in 2006.
Garden Time is fortunate to have as its hosts, two people whose passion for gardening shines through in their jobs, and their desire to help.
She also works for Al's Garden & Home as the perennial plant buyer and the houseplant buyer.
Over 20 years ago, Judy arrived in Oregon to visit friends in Canby on a glorious April day. She remembers it as a spectacular sunny day and “Everything was in bloom.” Having lived in Chicago all her life, she was awed by the colorful landscape in the month of April.
Of course, the Oregon weather turned back to its true self of cool and rainy weather, but she was smitten. She returned to Chicago, packed up and returned by September. Needing a job, she walked into Al's, then called, Al's Fruit & Shrub and was lucky there was a job opening for a cashier.
Working for what was a small company at the time, Judy was excited to learn many different jobs including stocking, planning and