As an award-winning garden designer, author and lecturer, Kerry Ann Mendez focuses on time-saving gardening techniques, workhorse plants and sustainable practices. She has been on HGTV and in numerous magazines including Horticulture, Fine Gardening, Garden Gate and Better Homes & Gardens. In 2014 she was awarded the Gold Medal from the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. She has published three popular gardening books, most recently, The Right-Size Flower Garden. For more visit http://pyours.com.

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