The Gardener AKA Dr. Bella Garten is a super-villain introduced as Poison Ivy's eco-terrorist ex-girlfriend.
History[]
Origins[]
Bella Garten's parents died when she was young, causing her to be raised by the groundskeeper of a military-base. On this base, Bella developed a keen interest in botany. With a government backing, Bella became a student of Hudson University where she studied experimental botany under one Dr. Jason Woodrue.
Bella was kicked out due to creating experimental plant/animal hybrids. She would become an environmentalist eco-terrorist known as the "Gardener" alongside her girlfriend, Dr. Pamela Isley AKA Poison Ivy, another of Woodrue's students. Eventually, Gardener broke up with Ivy due to believing her to be too much of an extremist in her violence and hatred of humanity.
As a solo super-criminal, Gardener kept away from cities like Gotham which had super-hero adversaries. Garten created animal/plant hybrids to serve as her henchmen and pets in these adventures. She was later contacted by Ivy's current girlfriend Harley Quinn to assist her in tracking down Ivy when her powers threatened to destroy Gotham City.
Powers and Abilities[]
- Genetic Engineering: Bella can create plant/animal hybrids to serve as her loyal pets. Most notably are large, dog-like plants.
- Animal Training:
- Botany:
- Genetics: