Our Roots Are Right Here With You!
Like most of our advertisers, we’re family owned right here in St. Louis. Our publisher is a long-time avid gardener and experienced veteran in the printing industry. Our editor is a professional garden writer with national credits and more than 30 years’ experience writing and editing, plus a degree in horticulture and Advanced Master Gardener certification. And most of our contributors are green-industry pros with real-life experience right here in the St. Louis area who have great ideas to share. Here are the people behind the professional advice and helpful information you’ll find in every issue of The Gateway Gardener magazine.
Editor
Robert Weaver
Publisher
Joyce Bruno
Advertising /Office Manager
Mary Weaver
Advisory Board
Ellen Barredo, Horticulturist
Daniel Christie, Metropolitan Forestry Services
Steven Cline, Kemper Center for Home Gardening, Missouri Botanical Gardens
Joseph Cortopassi, Green Turf Irrigation
Robert Emmett, Missouri Department of Conservation
Gwenne Hayes-Stewart, Gateway Greening
Jan Hermann, Master Gardeners of St. Louis
Sandi Hillermann-McDonald, Hillermann Nursery and Florist
Glennon Kraemer, President, GR Robinson Seed Company
Stephanie Littlefield, Garden Heights Nursery
Jerry Pence, Landscape Design
Susan Marshall Reed, Federated Garden Clubs of Missouri
William Ruppert, National Nursery Products
David Sherwood, Sherwood’s Forest
William Spradley, Trees, Forests and Landscapes
Douglas Wolter, St. Louis County Parks and Recreation
Columnists
At Large Contributing Writer: Barbara Perry Lawton, Garden Book Author and Garden Writer
Vegetable Gardening: Mara Higdon, Gateway Greening
Native Plants for Home Landscapes: Cindy Gilberg, Garden Design and Consulting
Houseplants: Ellen Barredo, Horticulturist
Birds: Connie Alwood, Master Gardener
Lawn Care: Glennon Kraemer, G.R. Robinson Seed Company
Plants of Merit: Chris Nejelski, Coordinator, Plants of Merit Program
Roses: Diane Brueckman, Rosarian
Herb Gardening: Joyce Driemeyer, St. Louis Herb Society
Perennials and General Gardening: Stephanie Littlefield, Horticulturist
