Who is Kelly?
Kelly
Kelly D. Norris is a 23-year-old horticulturist, plant breeder, and plantsman who hails from Bedford, Iowa. He is the award-winning author of the Iowa Gardener’s Travel Guide, the first travel guide to Iowa gardens and nurseries, and a forthcoming work on America’s most familiar perennials — bearded irises — due out April 2012 from Timber Press. He also publishes Dig This, a book-magazine-web hybrid for passionate plant and dirt lovers of all ages. As a speaker he has garnered national acclaim for his high-energy, zealous presentations of information and personal stories that share his love and knowledge of horticulture.
He currently manages Rainbow Iris Farm, a seven-acre nursery owned by his family, edits Irises: The Bulletin of the American Iris Society, and serves in several leadership capacities throughout the horticulture industry. Kelly received his B.S. in horticulture from Iowa State and is in the final year of his master’s degree at Iowa State studying rare woody plants.
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