Outside of our current members, who would be your top pick for an additional shade gardening expert to join our forums? Or, who would you most like to be able to ask your toughest shade gardening questions?
The criteria is:
1) Please nominate just one name, along with any contact info you can locate;
2) It should be someone who is not currently a member here;
3) This person should be a familiar name in shade gardening circles (designer, grower, or collector, writer, etc.)
4) Since this person would be a regular participant in our forums, their availability/willingness to participate and their personality (no overblown egos, please!) should also be taken into consideration.
Need your recommendations for an expert
Terry,
I nominate Rob Mortko. http://www.hostaguy.com/AboutUs.html. I found him while doing a routine cultivar search for hosta in December. I ended up emailing him with an inquiry and he very quickly responded and has been a tremendous help to me. Including tracking down a questionable picture of a certain cultivar I wanted to order. He went to a lot of trouble to corroborate information and really impressed me as someone I appreciate dealing with. I have several hostas on order with him for spring 2005 (and will probably add to the order).
Rob, along with his wife Sheri own "Made in the Shade Gardens" in Olathe, KS. According to his bio on the website, their gardens have been featured on local TV, on various garden tours including the 2000 Johnson County Master Gardener Tour, and in the Sept/Oct 2001 issue of Kansas City Homes and Gardens Magazine. Rob also gives talks on hostas and companion plants for shade in various cities around the midwest.
I nominate Gene Bush of Munchkin Nursery. I don't think Gene is a current member but cannot be sure.