Katya Murphy

I am a fine gardener with a keen interest in horticulture, organic farming, and landscape design. After working as an educator for several years, I have decided to make a career pivot. I felt drawn to working outdoors and growing plants, so I’ve started by exploring edible farms as an intern and volunteer before I turned to ornamental gardening and started a job as a fine gardener.

• Gardener (Aug 2025 - present): highly detailed ornamental garden maintenance.
• WWOOF volunteer (most recently Dec 2024 - Jul 2025): vegetable/berry farming at organic farms, internationally and in the US.
• Farm hand/intern (Mar - Nov 2024): growing vegetables and leafy greens at an organic farm in Oregon.
• Florist/farmer (May - Sept 2022): growing flowers and making flower arrangements.
• Case manager in a non-profit organization (Jul 2023 - Feb 2024)
• Russian and Social Studies teacher, grades 7-8 (2020-2022)
• Substitute teacher (2019-2020, 2022-2023)

• Graduate certificate in K-8 Elementary Education (University of Alaska Southeast)
• Bachelor’s degree in Cultural Studies (Saint Petersburg State University of Culture)
• Introduction to Garden Design course (Cornell CALS)