Henry Homeyer
Henry Homeyer, known as “The Gardening Guy”, is an American freelance writer, author, garden designer, organic gardening educator, and consultant based in Cornish Flat, New Hampshire.
He is a University of New Hampshire Extension Master Gardener and writes a weekly gardening column for the Valley News (Lebanon, New Hampshire) and 11 other newspapers in Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. Homeyer is a regular commentator on gardening for Vermont Public Radio, and has taught organic and sustainable gardening at the college level.
Biography
[edit]For 10 years, Homeyer was the Vermont/New Hampshire Associate Editor for People, Places and Plants magazine, and wrote gardening articles for The New York Times.[1]
Homeyer's book, "Notes From The Garden", was listed in The Christian Science Monitor as "one of the year's best garden books".[2]
In 2012, Homeyer published a children's book, "Wobar and the Quest for the Magic Calumet", a fantasy adventure about a boy born with a magical mustache and the ability to speak to animals. Reviews: Forward Magazine ForeWord Magazine, Valley News
Books
[edit]- Notes From The Garden: Observations and Reflections from an Organic Gardener (University Press of New England, 2002)
- New Hampshire Gardener's Companion: Insider's Guide to Gardening in the Granite State (Globe-Pequot Press, 2005)
- The Vermont Gardener's Companion: Insider's Guide to Gardening in the Green Mountain State (Globe-Pequot Press, 2006)
- Organic Gardening (Not Just) In the Northeast: A Hands on Month-By-Month Guide (Bunker Hill Publishing, 2011)
- Wobar and the Quest for the Magic Calumet (Bunker Hill Publishing, 2012)
References
[edit]- ^ Homeyer, Henry (24 June 2004). "On a Fad Diet of Rock Dust, How the Garden Does Grow". The New York Times.
- ^ Lowe, Judy (December 4, 2002). "Staff Writer". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved December 26, 2012.