Jim Charlier

Jim Charlier didn’t become a Garden Wizard until he and his wife, Leslie, bought their first home. By leading America’s largest garden tour, Garden Walk Buffalo, he discovered gardens are magic – creating beauty in neighborhoods, conjuring communities of gardeners, and charming visitors from around the globe. His garden blog, ArtofGardening.org, chronicles he and Leslie’s visits to gardens around the world as well as how-tos for creative projects he’s DIY’d in his own garden – projects like a Harry Potter Garden of potion-making fictional plants, an ever-raining rain chain, a potting shed he built, fruit tree espaliers, a pollinator garden, a checkerboard garden, seven homemade fountains, glass flowers, a vertical succulent garden – topped by a lightning-shaped lightning rod on their 1897 turreted Victorian home in the enchanting city of Buffalo, NY. Jim’s formative years were spent as an advertising agency art director. He now has his own graphic design studio. His garden writing and photography have been published in garden magazines and books nationwide. He co-authored the books "Buffalo Style Gardens, Create a Quirky, One-of-a-Kind Private Garden with Eye-Catching Designs" and "Harry Potter: Herbology Magic: Botanical Projects, Terrariums, and Gardens Inspired by the Wizarding World".