Thomas Christopher has been reporting on gardening and environmental issues for more than twenty-five years. He has written for a wide range of publications including the Daily Telegraph, The New York Times and Martha Stewart Living. He is also the author of Water-Wise Gardening and writes a blog about sustainable gardening called Green PerspectivesA" for the New York Botanical Garden.
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