Kelly D. Norris is a 24-year-old horticulturist, plant breeder, and plantsman from Iowa. He is the award-winning author of three books including the "Iowa Gardener's Travel Guide", the first travel guide to Iowa's public gardens and nurseries, an as-yet-unpublished work about the lives of passionate gardeners and "Cultivating the Rainbow: A Guide to Bearded Irises for Beginners and Enthusiasts" due out May 2012 from Timber Press. As a speaker he has garnered national acclaim for his high-energy, zealous presentations, leading many to name him as one of the rising stars of American horticulture...