Uli Lorimer is the director of horticulture at Native Plant Trust. He has been awarded the National Distinguished Service Medal from the Garden Clubs of America, and is the author of The Northeast Native Plant Primer. Uli’s impressive career includes positions at the National Arboretum, Wave Hill, and as the Curator of Native Plants at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. A lifelong enthusiast of plants and biodiversity, Uli continues to study the region’s ecosystems, collect seeds from the wild, and introduce new plants to gardens. He is well-known to audiences across the horticultural community. Uli currently writes the Ask the Gardener column for the Boston Globe, sharing ecological horticulture guidance with the region.