Ken Druse

Ken Druse has published text and photographs in articles for nearly every gardening and decorating magazine in the US. Ken can be heard on his own weekly public radio show and “Podcast” – Ken Druse REAL DIRT, which is downloaded to computers and iPods all over the world. His free electronic newsletter (sign up at www.kendruse.com) has international subscribers.

But he is perhaps best known for his books on gardening including best sellers The Natural Shade Garden (now in its 12th printing), The Collector's Garden, The Natural Habitat Garden and Making More Plants: The Science, Art, and Joy of Propagation, which received the top honor “Award of the Year” from the Garden Writers Association. The American Horticultural Society chose his 2006 book, The Passion for Gardening, as book of the year; and the Wall Street Journal recommended it as one of the “five garden books to own.”

In 2004, Ken received a medal for lifetime achievement from the Garden Club of America.

Ken’s latest book – PLANTHROPOLOGY: the Myths, Mysteries and Miracles of My Garden Favorites delivers an entirely original spin with surprising stories about the plants we know and love.