When Scott Chase was approached by a master gardeners group to present a program on landscaping over septic system drainfields, his first thought was, “Sure, I can do that, and the program would just have one slide — grass!” Upon some reflection, however, Chase realized there are lots of other options, and he later prepared and presented a program on planting on and around drainfields. The retired Washington State University Extension program director, who lives on Camano Island, Washington, shared some of those landscaping ideas with Pumper.
Pumper: How did you develop expertise in planting around septic system drainfields?
Chase: I headed up a program
