Meet Jessie Anderson

Jessie was born in Newport News. She graduated from New York University. Jessie and her husband lived in New York and had three boys. She moved to Norfolk due to her husband’s job and to be closer to family. She was a dental hygienist but chose to be a stay-at-home parent for her three boys. They have lived in Norfolk four and a half years. Jessie is the groundskeeper at her church, Christ the Redeemer. She also does social media for a non-profit in Uganda (an organization founded by her father-in-law.)

Jessie’s home in Norfolk has beautiful garden beds with lots of native plants. She wanted to learn about the plants and how to care for them. She went on a field trip with her son to Weyanoke Bird and Wildflower Sanctuary, where she first learned about the Norfolk Master Gardeners, and joined the class of 2026. Jessie felt that the classes were good and she learned a lot about gardening. In particular, she liked the botany class.

To acquire her required 50 hours, Jessie worked at the Weyanoke Bird and Wildflower Sanctuary, Significant Tree Program, dig and divide for the plant sale and a few events with Urban Ag.

Going forward, she would like to do more with the Urban Ag group and the plant sale team. She will continue working at Weyanoke Bird and Wildflower Sanctuary. She hasn’t done much with vegetable gardening, so she may volunteer at the Children’s Garden at Ocean View.

When Jesse isn’t doing Norfolk Master Gardener projects, she likes doing home design and helping others create beauty in their space. She arranges flowers for special events.  She is also a big baseball fan, and loves watching two of her boys playing baseball for Norfolk Christian School. Between the three boys, they play soccer, football, basketball and lacrosse. Watching them Is her favorite thing to do.