Sue Olsen has been studying, photographing, and writing about ferns for more than four decades. She is author of the award-winning" Encyclopedia of Garden Ferns "and through her nursery, Foliage Gardens, has introduced numerous ferns to horticulture. A founding member and first president of the Hardy Fern Foundation, Sue is editor of the "Hardy Fern Foundation Quarterly". She is a graduate of Cornell University and lives in Bellevue, Washington.