Allan Mandell is a widely published and internationally known garden photographer, winner of several awards from the Garden Writers Association. After many years in Portland, Oregon, he has recently moved to Victoria, British Columbia, with his new bride.
Susan C Eubank has been a librarian for twenty-four years, a botanical garden librarian in San Francisco, Denver and, now, Los Angeles, and a plants person forever. She tends gardens in Pasadena and Springville, California.
Richie Steffen is curator of horticulture for the Elisabeth C. Miller Botanical Garden in Seattle, where he manages the rare plant collections and leads the acquisition of new plants. Richie is co-author of The Plant Lover’s Guide to Ferns from Timber Press. He is an active member of numerous horticultural societies in the area and lectures widely about garden-worthy plants.
Debra Lee Baldwin is an award-winning garden writer for Sunset magazine and other publications. Her new book, Designing with Succulents (Timber Press, 2007) has become one of the top ten best selling garden books in America. She lives and gardens in Escondido, in northern San Diego County. Visit her at www.debraleebaldwin.com.
Kirsten DeLara is a freelance writer who specializes in Mediterranean gardening, European travel, architecture, and the environment. Her work has appeared in local, regional, and international publications. An avid gardener and member of the Garden Writers Association of America, she resides in Seattle when not traveling in France.
garden travel writer, photographer, lecturer
San Anselmo, California
garden designer and educator
Los Angeles, California
Debra Lee Baldwin is an award-winning garden writer for Sunset magazine and other publications. Her new book, Designing with Succulents (Timber Press, 2007) has become one of the top ten best selling garden books in America. She lives and gardens in Escondido, in northern San Diego County. Visit her at www.debraleebaldwin.com.
Judy M Horton has been designing gardens for fifteen years. An avid gardener, she has been involved with the Garden Conservancy’s Open Days Program since 2000. A board member of the California Garden and Landscape History Society and the Los Angeles Arboretum Foundation, she has recently begun to focus on garden and landscape preservation issues in the Los Angeles area.
