Most Recommended Gardening Experts

Tatiana Anderson is a tropical plant expert with over 20 years of hands-on experience growing and caring for tropical and subtropical plants. Her work focuses on fruit trees, flowering plants, and climate-sensitive species, with practical guidance based on real growing conditions. She works with a US-based tropical plant nursery that ships plants nationwide and contributes to a large online plant encyclopedia documenting thousands of plant species. Tatiana specializes in plant identification, variety selection, cold protection, and helping gardeners avoid common growing mistakes.

Lydia Beaumont is a go-to expert in interior design, known for her knack for stylish table settings, blending houseplants seamlessly with home decor, and designing inviting outdoor spaces. She has a real talent for making spaces look stunning while keeping them comfortable and livable. Lydia’s creative touch brings a fresh and vibrant feel to any room or garden she works on.

I teach do-it-yourselfers how to design their own landscape, have successful garden projects (big and small), and make the world a better place with their opportunity to do some landscaping. State certified Horticulturist, Landscape Designer, Gardening Teacher, and Master Gardener volunteer of 14 years –YouTube Channel 75k+ subscribers (Average views per video: 95k, Median views per video: 33k) –Newsletter List 5k+ subscribers (Average open rate: 48%) –Instagram: 19k+ followers Featured in The Seattle Times: www.seattletimes.com/life/outdoors/5-weeds-a-northwest-horticulturist-says-you-should-try-eating/ Through my business, Garden Project Academy, I offer live workshops, on-demand online courses, and coaching on landscape design and gardening for beginners and do-it-yourselfers. Email: hello@gardenprojectacademy.com YouTube: www.youtube.com/@gardenprojectacademy Instagram: www.instagram.com/gardenprojectacademy/ Website: www.gardenprojectacademy.com/ 🪴 Landscape design 🪴 Wildlife gardening 🪴 Money-saving tips, landscaping on a budget 🪴 Time-saving tips and low-maintenance landscaping 🪴 Gardening with native plants 🪴 Vegetable gardening 🪴 Ecological best practices 🪴 Pollinator gardening 🪴 Urban foraging 🪴 Composting 🪴 Mulch best practices 🪴 Plant propagation 🪴 Lawn removal methods 🪴 Landscape design for privacy 🪴 Landscape design for slopes and hillsides 🪴 Weeds & what to do 🪴 How to create a landscape design plan

Angelika Zaber is a Lawn Care Specialist & Gardening Expert working for Online Turf. She provides exceptional lawn care expertise and gardening advice that encourages both novice and experienced gardeners to have healthy, vibrant outdoor spaces all year round.

I’m a product designer passionate about shaping meaningful digital experiences in the green space. With over 10 years of experience, I’ve worked with startups and enterprise teams to translate business goals into intuitive, engaging interfaces that delight users and drive impact. I’m available for media commentary on: - Gardening Tech & Sustainability: smart gardening, app-based urban agriculture - UX & Product Design: user research, design strategy, prototyping, product-market fit - AI & Design: human-AI interaction, designing for LLMs, no-code/low-code tooling

Mirela Bajic is a garden designer and horticulture specialist with a passion for creating beautiful, functional outdoor spaces that feel connected to the way people live. As Senior Garden Designer at House Designer, she works on a wide range of residential garden projects across the UK, combining creative design with practical planting knowledge. Mirela holds a degree in Garden Design alongside RHS qualifications in horticulture, garden planning, and construction. Her expertise includes planting design, garden layouts, outdoor living spaces, and sustainable garden solutions. She is particularly passionate about biodiversity, sustainable practices, and creating gardens that support both people and nature. Known for her thoughtful and practical approach, Mirela designs outdoor spaces that balance aesthetics, usability, and year round interest, helping homeowners create gardens that feel personal, inviting, and easy to enjoy.

Horticulturist and plant specialist with 25 years of professional experience spanning ornamental gardening, rare plant cultivation, and applied plant biology. Combines hands-on expertise in companion planting, soil management, and pest control with a research-driven approach grounded in current botanical literature. Manages diverse collections including tropical aroids, orchids, and uncommon succulents, treating each garden as a testing ground for new cultivation techniques. Passionate about translating complex plant science into practical guidance that helps gardeners at every level create thriving, biodiverse spaces.

I'm Whitney Klonsky, founder and CEO of Rhubarb, a specialized platform for home gardeners featuring AI that understands your unique growing conditions, a "super-app" for growing food designed specifically for the gardening community. I'm a lifelong home gardener, mother of three, and former coach who has studied horticulture, permaculture, agroecology, and nutrition. I hold professional certifications as a Horticulturist (Cert III, Australia), Precision Nutrition Level 1 coach, and NASM Personal Training with corrective exercise and lifestyle specializations. After spending seven years in Australia and experiencing firsthand how food, health, and climate are interconnected, I’m now back in the Pacific Northwest helping more people get growing, wherever they live. I provide expert insights on a broad range of gardening topics, particularly how they connect with nutrition, fitness, sustainability, and seasonal living. I can speak to everything from homegrown food as part of a broader food security solution, to water-wise gardening, biodiversity, ways to support local ecology through everyday garden choices, and the intersection of technology with traditional growing practices. As tech startup founder I can also speak to my experiences in a late career switch. I’m happy to share timely tips, trends we’re seeing in the Rhubarb community, or provide quotes for upcoming stories. You can also find me at www.joinrhubarb.com.

Entrepeneur and experienced ecommerce specialist. By leveraging my skills in content marketing and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) I've created scalable small businesses that continue to thrive.I love small business and I'm a jack of all trades. I thrive when introduced to new challenges and experiences.

RHS Multi Award Winning Manchester based Garden Designer and garden blogger for those new to gardening. Lee the Garden Ninja is one of the presenters on BBC1's Garden Rescue and he runs the Award Winning Garden Ninja blog & YouTube channel to help troubleshoot your garden design problems.www.gardenninja.co.uk

Entrepeneur and experienced ecommerce specialist. By leveraging my skills in content marketing and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) I've created scalable small businesses that continue to thrive.I love small business and I'm a jack of all trades. I thrive when introduced to new challenges and experiences.

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I am currently at Sun Heaven Farms LLC as an Agronomist. My passion is to work with precision agriculture and be a link between new developments at an industry company and the growers. I believe educating growers on the capability of the data they already have could change how they manage their entire operation as well as how they manage specific fields and areas of fields. Precision agriculture is the way of the future not only for helping to increase profits but also to increase efficiency and yields.

Sarah Menz is a sustainability expert and horticulture practitioner specializing in climate-resilient gardening, urban agriculture, and water-wise growing practices. She holds a master’s degree in sustainability and brings over a decade of experience working at the intersection of water, climate, and the home gardening industry. A certified Master Gardener based in Denver, Sarah advises on horticulture, water efficiency, and sustainable living. Her work focuses on plant care, soil health, and helping gardeners adapt to a changing climate. Sarah also brings a strategic lens to the space as a marketing and content leader. As former Director of Brand Marketing at Rachio, she led content strategy and storytelling around water-efficient landscapes and smart irrigation technology. Her insights have been featured in publications including Homes & Gardens, Real Homes, and The Spruce, where she covers sustainable gardening, water management, and climate-conscious living. Sarah is currently Content Manager at Rula, where she writes about many topics, including the intersection of mental health and environmental change.

Raine Garden Design offers a comprehensive garden design consultancy to clients seeking a beautiful and functional outside space. From small courtyards to rambling estates, we offer a range of services including garden design, detailed planting, together with overseeing complete projects. We work closely with our clients, paying attention to their needs, to ensure the garden design brief is clear and is fully interpreted in the final plan. We have experienced landscape contractors with whom we work to ensure the garden design process is a smooth transition, from the initial consultation to the project completion.

Davy Wright is a horticulture-minded entrepreneur who builds practical systems for growing, selling, and supporting plants at scale—without losing the personal touch that makes gardening meaningful. With a background rooted in nurseries and greenhouse operations, Davy has spent years learning what actually works: which varieties perform, how to keep plants healthy through handling and shipping, and how to create customer experiences that feel clear, honest, and helpful. Davy’s work sits at the crossroads of plants and process. He’s known for improving day-to-day operations—inventory tracking, task management, order flow, packaging standards, and customer communication—so teams can move faster with fewer mistakes. He also brings a builder’s mindset to the digital side of the business, shaping tools and workflows that support e-commerce and internal operations, and making sure the technology serves the people using it. Above all, Davy cares about outcomes: stronger plants, happier customers, and businesses that can grow sustainably over time. He’s based in Plantersville, Alabama, and when he’s not working on operations or systems, he’s usually testing ideas, refining processes, and finding new ways to help gardeners succeed season after season.

I am an academic biologist and botanist with over five years of hands-on experience and an honors degree in biological sciences. I specialize in plant physiology, botanical taxonomy, and diagnosing houseplant diseases. Currently, I work as a botanical expert and blog author for Botan App, where my key achievement is creating highly practical, science-backed guides that help thousands of indoor gardeners successfully care for their plants based on proven biological principles.

B.Sc. Biology, Universitas Jenderal Soedirman; PKMP research grant recipient