The Gardener's Guide to Native Plants of the Southern Great Lakes Region - Paperback

Rick Gray is an avid gardener who over the years has created a fully native garden with over 300 species of native plants. He has a background in sales and marketing, which he taught at the community college level, as well as a bachelor's degree in Natural Resources Management and a masters in Environmental Biology. His website -- NativePlantGardener.ca -- features blogs, book reviews on native plant gardening books, and Plant of the Month articles.

Shaun Booth, who has a background in ecosystem management, runs an ecological garden design company and native plant nursery called In Our Nature. He uses his knowledge and experience to promote the benefits of native gardening through webinars, volunteering and his Ontario Native Plant Gardening Facebook group, which has over 22,000 followers. His website -- InOurNature.ca -- gets about 4,000 hits a month.