Now, more than 100 years after Kate first arrived in San Diego, her gorgeous gardens and parks can be found all over the city. So this trailblazing young woman singlehandedly started a massive movement that transformed the town into the green, garden-filled oasis it is today. Kate decided that San Diego needed trees more than anything else. But after becoming the first woman to graduate from the University of California with a degree in science, she took a job as a teacher far south in the dry desert town of San Diego. After all, Kate grew up among the towering pines and redwoods of Northern California. Katherine Olivia Sessions never thought she’d live in a place without trees. Unearth the true story of green-thumbed pioneer and activist Kate Sessions, who helped San Diego grow from a dry desert town into a lush, leafy city known for its gorgeous parks and gardens.
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