LSO Episode 38: Daniel Coontz - Bonsai Artist & Nurse Practitioner

Daniel describes himself as a fairly typical middle aged man with a great job who could stand to lose 10-15 pounds and wishes he had more hair on his head.  He says he is likely going through some sort of midlife crisis that has landed him on the horticulture of small trees. Daniel finished his masters degree at UNLV after having worked as an RN for 18 years. The west coast offered greater monetary appreciation for nurse practitioners and we had always talked about Oregon as a place to land. His wife grew up in Northern California (Placerville) and his father always referred to himself as a native son having been raised in Salem. Oregon seemed to be in Daniel’s blood and Southern Oregon was as close to his wife’s family as they could get whilst not being in California. Cascade Bonsai Society Pacific Bonsai Museum Forest Farms - Williams Plant Oregon - Phoenix Ashland Japanese Garden | Ashland Oregon Spring Garden Show  - Southern Oregon Pacific Bonsai Expo Diamond Lake Applegate Lake Crater Lake Richard McKinley - International Pastel Association -