New Ontario Gardener

Trevor Cole was trained in horticulture in England. He graduated from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in 1960, and after several years gaining nursery experience, he emigrated to Canada in 1967. He started working as a horticultural technician engaged in the evaluation of native plants to cultivation, became assistant curator in charge of alpine and herbaceous plants, and was appointed Curator of the Dominion Arboretum in 1972. Trevor retired from this post in 1995.Trevor lectures widely and has had a regular column in the Ottawa Citizen for seven years. He is the main horticultural consultant for Reader's Digest Canada and was Canadian Editor-in-Chief for their Practical Guide to Gardening in Canada, the A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, and the recently released New Illustrated Guide to Gardening.Trevor lives in Kinburn, Ontario, near Ottawa.Cole, Trevor J. is the author of 'New Ontario Gardener ', published 0008 under ISBN 9781552850862 and ISBN 1552850862.