Lynn M. Steiner

Lynn Steiner has been a professional garden writer since 1987, focusing her writing since 2003 on native plants and how to bring them into home landscapes. As a popular speaker she travels extensively, visiting natural areas, native plant landscapes, and botanical gardens wherever she goes. Lynn is the author of several books on using native plants in gardens and landscapes. "Landscaping with Native Plants of Minnesota" was a finalist in the 2006 Minnesota Book Awards in the Science and Nature Category. "Landscaping with Native Plants of Michigan" was named a Michigan Notable Book for 2007. "Rain Gardens: Sustainable Landscaping for a Beautiful Yard and a Healthy World" was published in February 2012. She also helped develop, wrote, and provided photographs for “The Complete Guide to Gardening” series, ten regional gardening books published in 2012 by Creative Publishing International. Lynn grew up in northeastern Wisconsin, where she spent many enjoyable hours hiking and camping in the north woods. She has a Bachelor of Science in natural resources from the University of Wisconsin and a master's degree in horticulture with a minor in agricultural journalism from the University of Minnesota. Lynn lives with her husband, a golden retriever, and two cats on a 100-year-old farmstead in east-central Minnesota, where she enjoys tending her gardens, watching the progress of her restored prairie and oak woodland, and hunting for native plants in the surrounding countryside.