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A bit more about me: My professional background is both botany (plant taxonomy, specializing in palms) and horticulture. I grew up in southern Florida, among palms and pines, but spent some time in southern California while in graduate school at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden. My spouse, Tsyr Han, and I garden in Miami, where we are growing as many Salvia species as we can fit in our garden. We also grow orchids, palms, bamboos and a lots of plants for hummingbirds. I also enjoy cooking (esp. food from the garden), reading, writing, making presentations about plants, and listening to podcasts from the BBC.

I love taking photographs, although my "style" (such as it is) reflects my long habit of taking photos for use in teaching plant taxonomy; hence, I tend to focus on diagnostic details of plants, rather than overall habit. Recently, I've become more interested in garden design, and I enjoy visiting gardens and seeing how plants are used.

For professional correspondence, I can be reached at zonas at fiu dot edu, otherwise, please use the yahoo address on the sidebar.