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Dan Heims

Since 1974, Dan Heims has been deeply involved in horticulture. He is currently the president of Terra Nova Nurseries, a company noted for its many new plant introductions.

Dan’s articles and photography have appeared in a number of gardening magazines – including American Gardener, Garden Design and Horticulture. He has taught horticulture courses, distributed and sold exotic plants and runs his own "design and build" landscape business.

Dan’s perennial breeding programmes have produced many international gold and silver medal winners. He has spoken around the United States and in Japan, England, New Zealand, Costa Rica, Germany, Holland, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, Tasmania, Australia and Canada.

He hosted a weekly gardening show in Portland and has appeared on American, Swedish and British television. Dan’s garden has been featured in Sunset Magazine, Organic Gardening and Better Homes and Gardens.

Dan is currently working on a book of horticultural humour. He considers himself to be the original "hortiholic".

He spends his free time with his family and as a professional photographer, puts in many hours snapping images of his beloved friends, family, plants and travels.