Dan Hinkley: My Life in Plants

Daniel Hinkley is a plantsman, author, lecturer, nurseryman and horticultural consultant.  He earned a B.S. in Horticulture and Horticulture Education from Michigan State University and an M.S. from Urban Horticulture at the University of Washington.  His first garden, Heronswood, near Kingston, WA  is now owned and operated by the Port Gamble SKlallam Tribe and is opened to the public throughout the year.  His current garden, Windcliff, just a few miles from Heronswood, sits on a high bluff overlooking the Salish Sea.  For forty years, Hinkley has traveled the globe to similar climates to observe and preserve plants that deserve recognition as possible new additions to landscapes worldwide.  He has written four books and has been recognized by his peers in receiving numerous awards for his work, including the Liberty Hyde Bailey award from the American Horticulture Society, the  Scott Gold Medal from the Scott Arboretum and the Veitch Memorial Medal from the Royal Horticultural Society. He and his husband, Robert L Jones, continue to produce a rare inventory of plants for sale through Windcliff Plants, while their three doodles patrol for rabbits on the 6.5 acre property.