Melinda Rose is a long time San Franciscan and has been working as a professional gardener for nearly two decades as the owner and operator of Botanika Gardens If she’s not out hugging trees, hiking, or working in her client’s gardens, she’s at home curled up with a good book. Melinda writes audio book reviews for Borderlands Books and is currently exploring her affinity for the wondrous world of plants by writing nature based genre fiction.