Benjamin Vogt

Benjamin Vogt has a PhD in English from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and an MFA from The Ohio State University. His writing and photography have appeared in over 60 publications from journals and magazines to anthologies. Benjamin writes a native plant gardening column at Houzz.com and speaks nationally on sustainable and wildlife landscapes. He owns Monarch Gardens LLC, a prairie garden design firm. Benjamin and his wife live in Lincoln, Nebraska where they dream of reviving 20-40 acres to prairie, and creating a one acre native plant display garden with artist residency.

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