Ms. Iannotti has been a Master Gardener since 1993 and is currently the Gardening Guide for About.com.  She is also a former Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County Community Horticulture Educator and a freelance writer and speaker.  She is the former owner of "Yore Vegetables" seedling nursery and editor of The mid-Hudson Gardener's Guide.

Lorraine is a free-lance garden writer.  Her column appears monthly in Housatonic Home, a lifestyle magazine circulated to over 15,000 homes in northwest Connecticut.  She’s also written for People, Places, and Plants, The Connecticut Gardener, and other gardening publications. 

Fran Sorin, a garden designer, writer and nationally known gardening expert is changing how people perceive gardening. Her multi-media exposure reflects her philosophy that, just like exercising regularly or following a wholesome diet, gardening is necessary for living a healthier life.

Craving Design Color by By Elizabeth Petersen

Elizabeth Petersen draws on her roots as a lifelong Oregon gardener to write for gardeners and garden businesses. She tends a sloping one-acre garden in West Linn.  Contact her at gardenwrite@comcast.net.  Access her work at www.oan.org in the Publications, Digger current and archive section.

Small Shrubs, Big Impact - By Jan Riggenbach

Jan Riggenbach’s newspaper and magazine columns have been inspiring Midwest gardeners for more than 30 years. “Midwest Gardening,” Jan’s syndicated garden column, appears weekly in newspapers throughout the region, including the Chicago Daily Herald, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and Omaha World-Herald. Jan is also the garden columnist and a feature writer for Midwest Living magazine and the author of “Midwest Gardener’s Handbook.” You can visit Jan’s website at www.midwestgardening.com.