Jim Charlier

Jim Charlier is an advertising designer/photographer/artist with a serious gardening problem. He is co-author of "Harry Potter: Herbology Magic: Botanical Projects, Terrariums, and Gardens Inspired by the Wizarding World" (Insight Editions, 2023) He's co-authored, with garden writer Sally Cunningham, the book, "Buffalo-Style Gardens: Create a Quirky, One-of-a-Kind Private Garden with Eye-Catching Designs" (St. Lynn's Press, 2019); he writes a long-standing garden blog (ArtofGardening.org); led the largest garden tour in America, Garden Walk Buffalo; is a Board Member Emeritus of the non-profit Gardens Buffalo Niagara and Chairs the its Garden Art Sale; is a member of GardenComm International (the garden writers' association); has written for, or provided photography for dozens of magazines and books; has made presentations and participated in panel discussions on garden design and garden tourism. He is a past board member of the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens, Frank Lloyd Wright's Graycliff, and a past advisory committee member for Visit Buffalo and the Castellani Art Museum.