Greg Starr

Greg Starr was born in Tucson, Arizona and is the author of two books, Cool Plants for Hot Gardens and Agaves: Living Sculptures for Landscapes and Containers. Greg has written several horticultural articles about landscape plants for the journal Desert Plants. He travels throughout the desert southwest and Mexico in search of new plants that can be used in xeric landscapes. Greg lectures at various venues throughout the west primarily on unique desert landscape plants and the fabulously sculptural agaves. Greg spends most of his days tapping at the computer hoping another book will take shape, preparing PowerPoint presentations and tending to Starr Nursery, specializing in cacti and agaves. He and his four legged pal Nikki spend many hours in the nursery potting up agaves and other cool plants, chasing rabbits, and napping on the soil pile.