Robert "Skip" Richter

Robert "Skip" Richter has gardened in the brush country of south Texas, the acid sands of the East Texas piney woods, the semiarid climate and high-pH soils of central Texas, and the hot, humid climate and black clays of southeast Texas. He is a horticulturist, gardening educator, garden writer, and avid horticultural photographer. Skip received his master's degree in horticulture from Texas A&M University and has managed Master Gardener programs in Montgomery, Travis, and Harris counties, where he currently coordinates over 300 volunteers. He helped develop Extension's Don't Bag It yard waste recycling programs, the Composting for Kids educational web page, and the Grow Green environmental education program. Skip serves as a contributing editor for Texas Gardener magazine and appeared weekly on the Central Texas Gardener television program for over a decade.

You can see some of his educational video clips on YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/skiprgarden

Follow Skip on Instagram: @skiprichter