Graduated from University of Forestry – Sofia, specialty Landscape architecture in 1990. Since 1991: postgraduate student at the department of Landscape architecture. Author of the PhD thesis: “A survey of morphological and biological traits of some Bromeliaceae Juss. species, concerning their performance in the interior” (1995). Has worked consequently as a part-time assistant in Botany (Department of Dendrology); part and full-time assistant in Floriculture (Department of Landscape architecture). Since 2006 till now has been working as associated professor in Floriculture in the Department of “Landscape Architecture” .

Special interest: Bromeliads; epiphytes; ornamental annuals and biennials

Field of scientific interests:
– Introducing new annual, biennial and perennial flowers in the landscape practice of Bulgaria
– Long-term storage of seeds of annual and perennial flowers;
– Contemporary use of flowers in flowering meadows ( Moorish meadows); Flowers in extensive roof planting; Flowers in bioremediation.