Bob Polomski, PhD, is widely known and respected for both his down-to-earth gardening expertise and knowledge of the latest technical information. He shares his gardening know-how with gardeners across the Carolinas through numerous print and Internet articles, radio broadcasts, and television appearances. For twelve years he wrote the Questions & Answers column for Horticulture magazine, and he has also published articles in Carolina Gardener, Fine Gardening, American Rose, and American Nurseryman. He appears on television programs devoted to gardening and hosts a biweekly public radio program that is broadcast statewide to listeners in North Carolina and Georgia. He has also conducted garden study tours in England and France. Polomski is the author of three Cool Springs Press Month-by-Month Gardening books: for the Carolinas, Mississippi, and Alabama.