Thad Orr Author

Thad Orr writes for publications such as Garden Design, Sunset, Better Homes & Garden, and Country Gardens. Previously, he was editor-in-chief of Garden Design magazine, where he developed stories on gardens, plants, landscape design, and floral design. He's based in Redlands, California.

Mike Lucas is design director of Lucas and Lucas, a landscape architecture and architecture firm based in the wine country hamlet of Healdsburg, California. Founded in 2005, the firm's work has been featured in Garden Design and House Beautiful.