Teresa Woodard

About the Author

An award-winning garden writer, Teresa brings a background in magazine writing and gardening experience. She is author of Garden to the Max: Joyful, Visionary, Maximalist Design (Timber Press 2025) and co-author of American Roots: Lessons and Inspiration from Designers Reimagining Our Home Gardens (Timber Press 2022). During her 16-year writing career, she has written and produced garden content for regional and national publications including Better Homes & Gardens and Country Gardens and currently serves as contributing garden editor at Midwest Living magazine and content creator for digital garden media. She has won Gold and Silver Media Awards from GardenComm. Outside of work, she gardens at her home near Columbus, Ohio, volunteers at an urban garden teaching youth about growing food and advises America in Bloom communities across the country.