Kathy Jentz is editor and publisher of Washington Gardener Magazine. A life-long gardener, she is also the editor of the IWGS Water Garden Journal. Kathy believes that growing plants should be stress-free and enjoyable. Her philosophy is inspiration over perspiration. She speaks on gardening and has been honored to have presented programs at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, the Philadelphia Flower show, the U.S Botanic Garden, the Historic Society of Washington, DC, and many other prestigious venues. Audiences both large and small enjoy hearing her on topics as varied as dealing with deer to small-space gardening.