Stephanie Donaldson is an editor and garden author, specializing in organic methods. Her expertise in organic gardening led to her co-authoring the Prince of Wales’s book The Elements of Organic Gardening – Prince Charles, the Royal Gardener, released by Kales Press in March 2007.[1][2]

Stephanie Donaldson
GenreGardening
Subjectorganic methods
Notable workThe Elements of Organic Gardening

Biography

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Donaldson's grandfather introduced her to gardening at age 5,[3] and she went on to become one of the first participants in WWOOF.[4]

Books

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She has written 71 books with gardening titles including a book she co-wrote with the Prince of Wales.[5] This book, The Elements of Organic Gardening (2007) include outlining techniques for organic gardening which can be scaled down for any sized garden.[6] The book is illustrated with full-color photographs.[7] Much of her work centers on organic gardening[8] and the New York Times writes that "On the whole the book supports the argument for going organic."[2]

Earlier books, Country Containers (1999) and Dried Flower Gifts: Creating Decorative Arrangements (1995) were well reviewed by Library Journal.[9][10]

Other contributions

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She is the contributing gardens editor of Country Living magazine (appointed April 2000)[11] and writes a garden blog.[12][13]

Donaldson is a trustee at Gardening for Disabled Trust.[14]

References

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  1. ^ "The Elements of Organic Gardening". 4 September 2007 – via www.npr.org.
  2. ^ a b Elliott, Charles (23 August 2007). "Organic Looks Easy, if You've Got a Royal Staff". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Green scene: Lynne Allbutt". walesonline. 22 April 2011.
  4. ^ "45th birthday: one of the first WWOOFers reflects | WWOOF UK". wwoof.org.uk.
  5. ^ "The Elements of Organic Gardening". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  6. ^ Poquette, Bonnie L. (2007). "The Elements of Organic Gardening". Library Journal. 132 (13): 108 – via EBSCOhost.
  7. ^ Melchior, Caleb (December 2007). "Book Review – The Elements of Organic Gardening by HRH the Prince of Wales". BookPage.com. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Stephanie Donaldson". Garden Drum. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  9. ^ O'Brien, Sue (1999). "Book Reviews: Science & Technology". Library Journal. 124 (13): 126 – via EBSCOhost.
  10. ^ Fairchild, Constand Ashmo (May 1995). "Book Reviews: Arts & Humanities". Library Journal. 120 (8): 92 – via EBSCOhost.
  11. ^ Benady, Alex. "MEDIA BRIEFS: Gregory and Donaldson join Country Living". www.prweek.com.
  12. ^ Donaldson, Stephanie. "Featured Articles". theenduringgardener.com. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  13. ^ "How to grow perfect tomatoes". countryliving.com. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  14. ^ "Introducing our tremendous Trustees". gardeningfordisabledtrust.org.uk.
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