Robert L. Fincham

Born in 1945, Bob was raised and educated on the East Coast. A science teacher for thirty-nine years, he taught in the state of Pennsylvania from 1967 until 1986. While still a teacher, in 1979, his passion for dwarf conifers led to the start of a part-time, mail-order nursery business named Coenosium Gardens which he owned and operated for 36 years.

In 1986 Bob and his wife Dianne, along with 10,000 plants, moved from Pennsylvania to the Northwest, where he made the nursery business his full-time job for six years.

In 1993 he reentered education in the state of Washington, where he taught science for nineteen years.

During his thirty-nine years in the classroom, Bob taught all of the sciences to grades 7 through 12. He retired in June 2012. A book about his life in education is going through the editorial process before appearing on Amazon.

In 1999 he was invited to present a paper at the Fourth International Conifer Convention held in England. He was the only presenter not associated with a botanical garden or academic institution.

Always the educator, Bob has written for American Nurseryman, the NARGS Quarterly, Fine Gardening, and the American Conifer Society Bulletin. He has also produced three videos on conifers and propagation methods and self-published six books about cultivated conifers.

Bob presently enjoys his retirement by writing historical fiction with several books soon to be published. Please find out more about Bob by visiting his website at www.robertfincham.com.