Biography of Erica Glasener

Horticulturist and author, Erica has hosted “A Gardener’s Diary” on Home and Garden Television (HGTV) for thirteen  years.  In her role as host, she interviews gardeners from all walks of life across the United States.  Her curiosity about the impulse that drives people to garden, as well as her enthusiasm about plants, makes her a natural at facilitating the stories gardeners want to tell.

Living and gardening in Atlanta, Georgia, she writes a biweekly column on plants and garden design for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.  She is the co-author with Walter Reeves of The Georgia Gardener’s Guide (revised addition published in 2004) and Month-By-Month Gardening in Georgia (new edition in 2007)  

In her own garden, Erica grows bulbs, perennials, shrubs and trees.  She strives to have fresh flowers and foliage for bouquets to bring indoors or to take to friends throughout the year.

Erica has also served as a contributing editor for Fine Gardening, a Taunton Press publication.  Her articles have appeared in The New York Times, The Farmer’s Almanac and Atlanta Magazine.

Erica holds a degree in Ornamental Horticulture from the University of Maryland.

Erica lectures on gardening topics such as fragrant plants, perennials, the winter garden and garden design.  One of her popular talks examines the people who create the wonderful gardens featured on her show- “On the Road with A Gardener’s Diary,” people, places and plants.