Sean James
Named by GardenMaking magazine as one of “20 Making a Difference” and by Landscape Ontario 2020 and 2021’s Garden Communicator of the Year, Sean has been gardening professionally since he was sixteen and speaking to horticultural societies for more than 25 years.
Garry Edwards
50 years in the Horticultural Industry!
Garry has been gardening since he was 8 years old with the guidance of his grandad and dad who were both great gardeners.
Ben O'Brien
Ben O’Brien is a gardener, landscape designer, and the owner of Wild by Design. He creates artfully crafted, richly planted, and lovingly tended naturalistic gardens inspired by the landscape of Prince Edward County in Ontario, where he lives and works.
Beginning in 2018, Ben conducted on-going experiments using recycled materials, sand and gravel as growing media. Results of his research have implications for growing healthy plants and maintaining 4-season gardens which are ecologically responsible as well as heat and drought resistant.
Ben is a member of Toronto Botanical Garden and the North American Rock Garden Society (NARGS). He has been awarded recognition by the Perennial Plant Association as its 2025 Emerging Perennial Professional.
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