Laurelynn G. Martin is vice-president and co-owner of Logee's Plants for Home & Garden, a retail and online business based in Danielson, CT that specializes in fruiting, rare, and tropical plants, as well as hardy garden plants, easy-to-grow houseplants, begonias, and many more rare and unusual plants, with customers across the United States. Byron E. Martin is president and co-owner of Logee's Plants for Home & Garden, a business that has been in his family since 1892, offering fruiting, rare, and tropical plants. He is also an avid beekeeper who grows pollinator plants to help sustain the local bee population.
"With illustrations and close-up photographs of plants along with a list of growing conditions, care, and potential problems for each plant, this book is perfect for beginners as well as more experienced gardeners looking to know more.--Booklist ""Because of the Martins, I now grow my own oranges, lemons, grapefruits, limes, carambolas, coffee beans, calamondins, papayas, vanilla, passion fruit, figs, and guavas. I rely on them for advice about the care of these extraordinary plants."" --Martha Stewart"