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Lorraine Johnson

After three decades of gardeningand almost as long writing about itLorraine Johnson still gets excited (and unrealistic!) every spring about the amount of space she has in her small city frontyard and backyard. So she regularly scrounges space from others: in community gardens, at family members houses, even city parks Her interests are mainly in the ways that growing plants (for food, for environmental benefits) nurtures the good in ourselves and the world. She views gardening as a deep and meaningful conversation with the planet. Johnson was the president of the North American Native Plant Society and is the author of numerous books on gardening and environmental issues, including The New Ontario Naturalized Garden, The Gardeners Manifesto, and City Farmer: Adventures in Urban Food Growing. Lorraine is much-in-demand throughout North America as a garden speaker on native plants. She currently lives in Toronto.

Books by Lorraine Johnson

A Garden for the Rusty-Patched Bumblebee

Creating Habitat for Native Pollinators: Ontario and Great Lakes Edition

by (author) Lorraine Johnson & Sheila Colla
illustrated by Ann Sanderson

Baxter and the Blue Bunny

by (author) Lorraine Johnson
illustrated by Wendi Nordell

Canadian Gardener's Guide 3rd Edition

by (author) DK
edited by Lorraine Johnson

100 Easy-to-Grow Native Plants for Canadian Gardens

by (author) Lorraine Johnson
by (photographer) Andrew Leyerle

City Farmer

Adventures in Urban Food Growing

by (author) Lorraine Johnson

100 Easy-To-Grow Native Plants

For American Gardens in Temperate Zones

by (author) Lorraine Johnson
by (photographer) Andrew Leyerle

The Natural Treasures of Carolinian Canada

edited by Lorraine Johnson