Lorraine Johnson is the author of many books related to native plant gardening, including 100 Easy-to-Grow Native Plants and The New Ontario Naturalized Garden. She is past president of the North American Native Plant Society, and frequently lectures on environmental landscaping.
Sweeping from Toronto to Lake Huron and Lake Erie is a region of biological richness unmatched in Canada. Here the native trees have unusual names - Sassafras, Cucumber Magnolias, Tulip-tree, Pawpaw - evoking the distinctly southern character for which the region is named.
