Speaker Bio
John Greenlee
Meadows by Design
John Greenlee is the owner and founder of Greenlee Nursery in Pomona, California, the largest native and ornamental grass nursery on the West Coast. An expert in grass ecology and champion of sustainable design, he is author of The Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses (1992) and The American Meadow Garden (2009). He has designed and installed meadows all around the world, from Morocco to Mendocino, at zoos, hotels, wineries, and other public gardens in addition to private residences. He lectures throughout the US and Canada on the use of natural lawns, native grasses and meadow restoration, has appeared on HGTV, PBS, and was featured in the New Yorker magazine