Trevor Jack Cole

Trevor Cole (born Trevor Jack Cole in the United Kingdom) is a non-fiction author specialising in gardening topics. He is based in Ottawa, Canada at Kinburn.

In 1960, he graduated in horticulture in England, following training at the Kew Gardens.

He moved to Canada in 1967, continuing his career in horticulture. From 1972 to 1995, he was Curator at the Dominion Arboretum in Ottawa.

Cole was a columnist for the "Ottawa Citizen" and a consultant for Reader's Digest in Canada. He currently conducts speaking engagements. He was the president of the Ottawa Horticultural Society from 1974 to 1976 and again in 1980. Cole is also a former director of the Rhododendron Society of Canada.

Awards and recognition

Cole received a Canada 125 medal in 1992. He has also received other recognitions for his horticultural writing.

Bibliography

* 1983: "Perennials in Your Garden" (Agriculture Canada) ISBN 0-660-11334-1
** 1983: French version, "Les fleurs vivaces de votre jardin" ISBN 0-660-91040-3
* 1991: "The Ontario Gardener" (Whitecap) ISBN 1-895099-42-0
* 1993: Canadian editor, "Practical Guide to Gardening in Canada" with Editor-in-Chief Christopher Brickell (Reader's Digest) ISBN 0-88850-206-0
* 1993: consulting editor, "The American Horticultural Society Encyclopedia of Gardening" with Editor-in-Chief Christopher Brickell (Dorling Kindersley) ISBN 1-56458-291-4
* 1996: "Gardening With Trees and Shrubs in Ontario, Quebec and the Northeastern U.S." (Whitecap) ISBN 1-55110-400-8
* 1996: editor "Reader's Digest A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants", with Christopher Brickell and Judith D. Zuk (Reader's Digest) ISBN 0-88850-603-1
* 2000: chief consultant, "New Illustrated Guide to Gardening in Canada" with Philomena Rutherford (Reader's Digest) ISBN 0-88850-681-3
** 2000: French version, "Nouveau guide illustré du jardinage au Canada" ISBN 0-88850-682-1
* 2001: "The New Ontario Gardener" (Whitecap) ISBN 1-55285-086-2
* 2001: Canadian editor, "Canadian Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers" with editor-in-chief Christopher Brickell (Dorling Kindersley) ISBN 1-55363-006-8
* 2001: Canadian editor, "Practical Guide to Gardening in Canada" with editor-in-chief Christopher Brickell (Dorling Kindersley) papeback: ISBN 1-55363-001-7, hardcover: ISBN 1-55363-001-7
* 2003: editor-in-chief, "Great Canadian Plant Guide" (Dorling Kindersley) ISBN 1-55363-013-0
* 2003: editor, "Gardening Manual for Canada" (Dorling Kindersley) ISBN 1-55363-025-4
* 2004: editor-in-chief, "What Grows Where in Canadian Gardens" (Dorling Kindersley) ISBN 1-55363-026-2
* 2004: editor, "A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants" with Christopher Brickell (Dorling Kindersley) ISBN 1-55363-041-6
* 2004: Canadian editor, "Canadian Encyclopedia of Gardening" with editor-in-chief Christopher Brickell (Dorling Kindersley) ISBN 1-55363-034-3
* 2005: Canadian consultant, "Care Free Plants" (Reader's Digest) ISBN 0-88850-779-8

External links

* [http://www.whitecap.ca/author_bio.asp?AuthorNum=257 Whitec
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* [http://www.ottawahort.org/yearbook2000-11.htm Ottawa Horticultural Society: List of past executives]