Kandye Dille was awarded Durango Botanic Garden Docent of the Quarter during the Docent Recognition High Tea on Feb. 19. Dille and her husband, Scott, moved from Chicago to retire to Durango in 2020. She was a certified Illinois Master Gardener for 10 years and developed her love of gardening while training and working with a weekly Master Gardener crew at the Chicago Botanic Garden.
Once in Durango, Dille received her certification as a Colorado Master Gardener and as a Durango Botanic Garden Docent. She will be the new docent coordinator of the Durango Botanic Garden and a co-captain of the Youth Garden Bed within the new Literary Garden. From April through October, she will participate with the Saturday mornings garden maintenance crew.