 Art
Wolk's
Horticultural Achievements
Art Wolk
is an award-winning writer, lecturer, photographer, and Grand
Sweepstakes winner at the famed Philadelphia Flower Show. He
infuses his writings and lectures with a combination of
horticultural expertise and sharp sense of humor. Indeed,
world-renowned garden writer Elvin McDonald describes him as
“the Dave Barry of garden writing.”
Art
has appeared on the
Discovery Channel and the Home and Garden TV Network, and
has
been interviewed on
radio stations throughout the United States, including National
Public Radio. In
addition, he has lectured at such prominent institutions as Longwood Gardens,
the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, the Scott Arboretum, and
the Philadelphia Flower Show.
His
magazine articles have appeared in
Fine Gardening, Better
Homes and Gardens, Green Scene, Green Prints,
and other
publications.
In
1991 Art founded, and for nine years managed, a children’s
garden in New Jersey. In 1999, he received the prestigious Quill
and Trowel Award from the Garden Writers Association for a
magazine article he wrote about the garden.
His
accomplishments also include:
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Writing
Garden Lunacy: A Growing Concern.
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Writing
The Little Blue Book of Bulb Forcing
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Giving over 150 lectures to garden clubs and
horticultural organizations.
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Having over 100 of his photographs published
in garden magazines and newspapers.
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Writing over 100 garden and photography book
reviews for Library
Journal.
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Winning
over 150 blue ribbons at the Philadelphia Flower Show.
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Serving
as President of the Horticultural Society of South Jersey
for five years.
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Creating
a garden that has been the subject of numerous magazine and newspaper articles.
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Running a successful mail-order plant company in
the 1990s for
five years.
For a description
of Art's programs, click the "Art's
Programs"
box to the left.
Questions or comments? Contact
ArtWolk@gardenlunacy.com
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