Nancy Szerlag
NANCY SZERLAG is a gardening columnist with the Detroit News and spent four years as the gardening expert on the NBC-affiliate WDIV-TV in Detroit. A certified Master Gardener, Nancy is a popular guest speaker at Michigan garden shows and teaches extension gardening classes at Mott College.

Alison Beck
ALISON BECK is a seasoned gardening writer, with 38 books published to date. She came to the task well trained, with a university degree in Creative Writing and a diploma in horticultural technology. The English-born Beck has been gardening since she was a child. Her writing reflects a talent for practical advice and a passion for gardening.