Jimmy Turner is a self-proclaimed obsessive plant geek, garden writer, lover of all things horticultural. A native of Texas, but recently appointed Director of Horticulture Operations for the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney, The Blue Mountains Botanic Garden, the Australian Botanic Garden and Centennial Parklands after a decade as Senior Director of Gardens at the Dallas Arboretum & Botanical Garden in Dallas, TX. Currently working on the new Encyclopaedia of Annuals for Timber Press and way too many other projects than time will allow. http://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/