Richie Steffen

Richie Steffen

Few people have a passion for plants or an excitement about gardening more than Richie Steffen. Richie is the executive director for the Elisabeth C. Miller Botanical Garden, overseeing the development of the garden, its programs, and the rare plant collections. His expertise comes from over thirty-five years of experience in the horticultural field, with the last 24 years spent at the Miller Garden. A noted lecturer, writer and photographer, Richie serves as a contributing editor for Fine Gardening magazine, regularly writing the Pacific Northwest Regional Picks feature. His photography can be found in many regional publications as well as on the Miller Garden and Great Plant Picks websites.  You can see his work at  www.millergarden.org and www.greatplantpicks.org. Richie is active in the gardening community with memberships in numerous horticultural organizations as well as serving on the board of the Hardy Fern Foundation. You can learn more about one of his plant passions in his book, the Plant Lover’s Guide to Ferns co-authored and co-photographed with his friend and fern mentor Sue Olsen.