For 20 years, Steve has been the garden columnist for The Vancouver Sun. His full-colour In the Garden page appears every Friday in the At Home section. His stories are regularly reprinted in other papers in the Postmedia chain across Canada. He is also the author of five books - The Vancouver Sun's Best Plant Picks, 100 Best Plants for Coastal Gardens, The Blooming Great Gardening Book, and 100 Best Plants for Coastal Gardens, revised and updated second edition. Four of them became No. 1 bestsellers in BC. He was the first recipient of the Communicator of the Year Award, given by B.C. Landscape and Nursery Association. Before coming to Canada in 1975, he worked for various newspapers in the U.K. including the London Evening News, Bristol Post and Nottingham Evening Post. Steve and his wife, Loraine, have been married for 37 years and have three children, now all in their 30s. At their home in Burnaby, they have an English-style garden, comprising a mix of trees, shrubs, vines, roses and perennials. He has also written for various magazines, including Canadian Gardening and Gardens Illustrated in the UK.

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