She says she finds her corner of Murrayville Community Gardens calming. Her condo is in a noisy area of Langley City.
"To come up here is so peaceful," she said. "And it's exercise for me, and I love it when there are other people here to talk to about gardening."
Gardens are a never-ending source of conversation, and the allotments in Murrayville are no exception. From admiration for the height of scarlet runner beans to the speed at which the carrots are growing and which plants have been stunted by the unseasonably cooler and wetter spring, there's no shortage of topics.
One plot boasts a healthy borage plant, ensuring its tender leaves will add a subtle cucumber flavour to salads. Its star-shaped flowers are in full bloom, and their sweetness tastes good and attracts bees.
The garden sown by a group of Youth-at-Risk youngsters is thriving, and their pea plants are now tall and bushy and heavy with pods.
Some gardeners have come up with ingenious ways to encourage plants to climb. "I love everyone's idea of trellises," Lawseth says.
Lawseth uses twisting stainless steel poles for her tomatoes, others use sticks of bamboo and conventional poles. Another gardener has fashioned a trellis shaped like a teepee. One gardener has made quite sure that rabbits don't come nibbling at his crop, edging the plot with the remnants of pruned roses, their thorns intact.
Community gardens have benefits other than putting food on the table of their owners, or looking pretty in vases.