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'''Ciscoe Morris''' is a gardening expert, TV and radio personality, and author based in [[Seattle]]. He is known locally for his TV and radio programs "Gardening with Ciscoe" as well as his enthusiastic demeanor and catchphrase "Oh la la!" Previously, he wrote articles about gardening for the [[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]] before it ceased print operations and in the [[Seattle Times]] before leaving to focus on his next book.<ref name=Morris2018>{{cite news |last1=Morris |first1=Ciscoe |title=Oh, La, La: Seattle Times garden writer Ciscoe Morris is starting a new chapter |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-magazine/oh-la-la-seattle-times-garden-writer-ciscoe-morris-is-starting-a-new-chapter/ |accessdate=24 April 2019 |work=[[Seattle Times]] |date=September 6, 2018}}</ref> |
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== Biography == |
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Revision as of 18:31, 24 September 2021
Ciscoe Morris is a gardening expert, TV and radio personality, and author based in Seattle. He is known locally for his TV and radio programs "Gardening with Ciscoe" as well as his enthusiastic demeanor and catchphrase "Oh la la!" Previously, he wrote articles about gardening for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer before it ceased print operations and in the Seattle Times before leaving to focus on his next book.[1]
Biography
Ciscoe Morris was born in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin to vaudeville performers where he gardened with his mom and grandma. At age 10, he began working professionally as a gardener for a local church. In 1972, he hitchhiked to Seattle and began working on a fishing boat. He later got a job at Seattle City Light in Newhalem and studied horticulture at South Seattle Community College.[2]
In 1980, Morris began working at Seattle University where he introduced the use of beneficial insects rather than pesticides.[2] Morris' media career began in the 1980s by filling-in as the host of a gardening question-and-answer radio show on KIRO after joining radio host Jim French on his show.[1] Later that decade his TV career took-off on the KIRO-TV program "Northwest Home and Garden Show", hosted by Jeff Probst.[3] In 2017, clips of Morris were featured in a segment on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver titled "You wish you loved anything as much as Seattle gardening expert Ciscoe Morris loves everything."[4]
Published works
- Ask Ciscoe: Oh, la, la ! Your Gardening Questions Answered. Seattle: Sasquatch Books (2006). ISBN 1570614326
- Oh, La La! Homegrown Stories, Helpful Tips, and Garden Wisdom. Seattle: Sasquatch Books (2020). ISBN 9781632172792
References
- ^ a b Morris, Ciscoe (September 6, 2018). "Oh, La, La: Seattle Times garden writer Ciscoe Morris is starting a new chapter". Seattle Times. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ a b May 20; 2012; P.m, 5:56. "Oh La La – It's Ciscoe Morris!". northwestprimetime.com. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
{{cite web}}:|last2=has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Ossorio, Carolyn (September 29, 2017). "Ciscoe Morris' legacy transcends the garden". MyNorthwest.com. Bonneville International. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ Cohen, Stephen (7 August 2017). "HBO's 'Last Week Tonight' features local gardening legend". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Hearst. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
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