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About Barbara W. Ellis

Barbara W. Ellis is a freelance writer editor and lifelong gardener. She is the author of many gardening books including The Veggie Gardeners Answer Book Deckscaping Shady Retreats and Covering Ground. She holds a B.S. in horticulture from the Ohio State University Columbus and a B.A. from Kenyon College. She has worked as managing editor at Rodale Press and as publications director for the American Horticultural Society and is affiliated with the Hardy Plant Society Mid-Atlantic Group the Garden Writers Association and the Perennial Plant Association. She lives and gardens in Maryland where she and her husband live in a renovated green home with an assortment of rescued dogs cats and parrots. Her garden which is managed organically and designed to be wildlife-friendly features a wide range of ornamentals herbs and edibles for both sun and shade.