Stephanie Donaldson Explained

Stephanie Donaldson is an editor and garden author, specializing in organic methods. Her expertise in organic gardening led to her co-authoring the Prince of Wales’s book The Elements of Organic Gardening – Prince Charles, the Royal Gardener, released by Kales Press in March 2007.^[1]

Biography

Donaldson's grandfather introduced her to gardening at age 5,^[2] and she went on to become one of the first participants in WWOOF.^[3]

Books

She has written 71 books with gardening titles including a book she co-wrote with the Prince of Wales.^[4] This book, The Elements of Organic Gardening (2007) include outlining techniques for organic gardening which can be scaled down for any sized garden.^[5] The book is illustrated with full-color photographs.^[6] Much of her work centers on organic gardening^[7] and the New York Times writes that "On the whole the book supports the argument for going organic."^[8]

Earlier books, Country Containers (1999) and Dried Flower Gifts: Creating Decorative Arrangements (1995) were well reviewed by Library Journal.^{[9] [10]}

Other contributions

She is the contributing gardens editor of Country Living magazine (appointed April 2000)^[11] and writes a garden blog.^{[12] [13]}

Donaldson is a trustee at Gardening for Disabled Trust.^[14]

External links

• Profile of Stephanie Donaldson, Garden Media Guild

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Elements of Organic Gardening. 4 September 2007. www.npr.org.
2. Web site: Green scene: Lynne Allbutt. 22 April 2011. walesonline.
3. Web site: 45th birthday: one of the first WWOOFers reflects | WWOOF UK. wwoof.org.uk.
4. Web site: The Elements of Organic Gardening. Publishers Weekly. 1 January 2020.
5. Poquette. Bonnie L.. 2007. The Elements of Organic Gardening. Library Journal. 132. 13. 108. subscription. EBSCOhost.
6. Web site: Book Review – The Elements of Organic Gardening by HRH the Prince of Wales. Melchior. Caleb. December 2007. BookPage.com. en. 2020-01-01.
7. Web site: Stephanie Donaldson . Garden Drum . 30 December 2019.
8. News: Organic Looks Easy, if You've Got a Royal Staff. Elliott. Charles. 23 August 2007. The New York Times. 2020-01-01. en-US. 0362-4331.
9. O'Brien. Sue. 1999. Book Reviews: Science & Technology. Library Journal. 124. 13. 126. subscription. EBSCOhost.
10. Fairchild. Constand Ashmo. May 1995. Book Reviews: Arts & Humanities. Library Journal. 120. 8. 92. subscription. EBSCOhost.
11. Web site: MEDIA BRIEFS: Gregory and Donaldson join Country Living. Alex. Benady. www.prweek.com.
12. Web site: Donaldson . Stephanie . Featured Articles . theenduringgardener.com . 28 December 2019.
13. Web site: How to grow perfect tomatoes . countryliving.com . . 27 December 2019.
14. Web site: Introducing our tremendous Trustees. gardeningfordisabledtrust.org.uk.