I would like to dedicate this paper to Grant, my husband, for your unceasing patience and support of my desire to fulfill this dream. Thank you to my family for your constant support and encouragement throughout these last two and a half years of graduate school, as well as for your lifelong support. I know how fortunate I am to be surrounded by such beautiful people. Thank you to all the community gardeners around the country who gave generously of your time, knowledge, and enthusiasm to this study, and for your continuing pursuit of making communities better, one garden at a time. Thank you to the University of Texas at Arlington Landscape Architecture faculty who worked with me to get this study pieced together, especially to Gary Robine...