Audrey Stallsmith

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Name: Audrey Stallsmith

Title: Contributing Writer

A freelance writer for over 30 years, Audrey Stallsmith has specialized in garden-related nonfiction for the last 10 years. She has been writing for BobVila.com since October of 2020 and is also a mystery novelist and photographer.   

Expertise and Experience

Audrey is the author of the Thyme Will Tell gardening-related mystery series from WaterBrook Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House. A former master gardener with over 30 years of horticultural experience, she has been published in Woman’s World, Birds & Blooms, Writer’s Digest, and more. She has also written hundreds of gardening articles for such sites as eHow, SFGATE, and Dave’s Garden, as well as her own Thyme Will Tell site. 

Winner of a second-place award in a Horticulture Magazine photography contest and occasional correspondent for the Greenville Record-Argus, Audrey also has contributed poultry articles to Grit’s Community Chickens site, Acres U.S.A., and Farming Magazine. Audrey lives on a small farm in Pennsylvania where a menagerie of pets, free-ranging poultry, and occasionally escaped livestock make horticulture a challenge—but a highly enjoyable one!

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MARCH 13, 2023 | MONDAY
How to Grow a Three Sisters Garden at Home

A Three Sisters garden follows the Native American tradition of planting corn, pole beans, and squash closely together to allow all three easy-to-grow vegetables to benefit from their pro...

MARCH 9, 2023 | THURSDAY
Determinate vs. Indeterminate Tomatoes: What’s the Difference?

Gardeners often have trouble remembering determinate vs. indeterminate tomato differences, but it’s an important distinction that affects how they care for their tomato plants. According ...

MARCH 1, 2023 | WEDNESDAY
How to Grow Creeping Jenny

The yellow or chartreuse cultivars of creeping Jenny, such as ‘Aurea’ and ‘Goldilocks’ types, have become popular as ground covers and spillers for container gardens. However, Lysimachia ...

FEBRUARY 24, 2023 | FRIDAY
How to Grow Raspberries

Packed with vitamins and flavor, raspberries are growing in popularity in home and restaurant dishes. Since lusciously soft raspberries are more difficult to ship than firmer berries, you...

FEBRUARY 17, 2023 | FRIDAY
This Age-Old Winter Gardening Hack Will Save You Time (and Money!) Come Spring

Modern winter sowing, which uses repurposed milk jugs and other plastic containers, was popularized by Trudi Davidoff, who didn’t have the space for starting seedlings indoors during wint...

FEBRUARY 13, 2023 | MONDAY
Boost Your Home Security by Adding These Thorny Plants to Your Landscape

Thorny plants, many of which actually “make their points” to discourage animals from eating their foliage, may provide another benefit to homeowners brave enough to plant them. According ...

DECEMBER 29, 2022 | THURSDAY
How to Grow Agave

Agave americana is called the American century plant because grumbling gardeners once thought it took that long to flower. However, the wait usually isn’t more than 30 years, with some ag...

DECEMBER 27, 2022 | TUESDAY
What Is Bone Meal and How Can I Use It in My Garden?

Bone meal is sometimes sold as a livestock feed additive or a supplement for people. However, in the gardening world, it’s most often used as the phosphorus-contributing element in organi...

DECEMBER 27, 2022 | TUESDAY
This Shamrock Plant Care Routine Will Reward You With Summer Blooms Indoors

Often sold around Saint Patrick’s Day, shamrock plants (Oxalis spp. ) have leaves composed of three to four leaflets that look much like shamrocks or four-leaf clovers. Although they aren...

DECEMBER 14, 2022 | WEDNESDAY
17 Types of Wildflowers Every Home Gardener Should Know

Are all types of wildflowers native plants? According to Iowa State University, there’s a distinct difference between the two: Native plants were present in an area before people settled ...