Perennial Classics: Planting & Growing Great Perennial Gardens (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781545372258)

My book, Courageous Women of the Civil War: Solders, Spies, Medics, and More, has been published by Chicago Review Press. I profile 16 amazing women who fought and saved lives during the Civil War. I brought some new stories about them to light, and tried to lay to rest some old myths. Now I'm publishing a series of gardening books, drawing on my 20+ years as a municipal horticulturist, rose garden potentate, landscape designer, greenhouse manager, etc. I have a bad back now, but the memories live on! I've started the Easygrowing Gardening series with Don't Throw in the Trowel! Vegetable Gardening Month by Month. I have books about rose gardening, growing tomatoes, and perennial gardening. I also have novels for young readers and young adults. I earned my Master's in Writing for Children from Hamline University, where I worked with some award-winning writers. My fiction and articles have appeared in Cricket, Highlights, The Horn Book, Organic Gardening, Birds and Blooms, and Grit. If you're on Twitter, stop by and say hi at @rosefiend, or visit my website at melindacordell.com.