About Bernie 
Bernard Corace
Owner Dirty Hoe Landscaping
My experience in horticulture began early—my mother liked to say that she had children in order to have little hands for pulling weeds. I spent my early adulthood studying history and philosophy in my home state of Michigan. But what I learned most from my college years was that I am ill-suited to work indoors. So after a collection of odd jobs from sailor and horse-handler to truck driver to bike messenger, I happily found my way back to the garden.
Spending so much time with plants, I am continually amazed and surprised by the intelligence flora and its intricate relationship with their surroundings. Each garden is its own classroom making my job both humbling and rewarding. I try to bring this understanding to all of our garden design and care.
When I am not working I can be found exploring our city and state by car, bike or foot. Lately, though, I can just as often be found puttering around my own garden while hanging out with my chickens.
Membership:
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San Francisco Professional Gardeners Association - President
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International Society Of
Arborticulture
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California
Landscape
Contractors
Association
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Pesticide
Applicators
Professional
Association
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San Francisco
Botanical Garden Society
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Golden Gate Rose Society
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Friends of the Urban Forest
Certificates and Liscenses:
Landscape Design, 2005
Landscape Construction, 2005
Landscape Maintenance, 2005
Department of Horticulture and Floristry,
City
College of
San Francisco
California Landscape Contractor License # 889055
ISA certified arborist # WE-7512A
Qualified Applicator Certificate - Department of Pesticide Regulations, QC 93449
Internships and Fellowships:
San Francisco Professional Gardeners Association Fellowship, 2005
San Francisco
Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum September 2004-December 2006
Friends of the Urban Forest, August 2003 - December 2003
Del Conte Landscaping-San Francisco Zoo Project, March 2003 - July 2003
Education:
City
College of
San Francisco
Environmental Horticulture, 2003-2004
Awarded First Semester Student Scholarship, 2003
Laura Kimball Petri Memorial Scholarship, 2004
Alice Eastwood Scholarship-Honorable Mention, 2004
Garden Study Club of the
Peninsula, 2005
August Broucaret Scholarship, 2005
Western
Michigan
University
Philosophy/ History Double Major, 1990-1994
Awarded History Student of the Year Award, 1993-1994
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