Jon VanZile

Garden Writing & Plant Stuff

I am a regular contributor to the Home & Garden sections of Tribune company newspapers, and I'm the site guide for About.com's site on houseplants. I've covered everything from individual garden profiles to orchid culture and the annual Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival at Disney World. I've also written for  Better Homes & Gardens Special Interest Publications. My stories are regularly cover stories, but I've included text-only samples below. I can send clips upon request.

Houseplants.About.com (I'm the permanent site guide)

Way to Grow (Sun-Sentinel, October 2009)

New Year's Resolutions for Your Garden (Sun-Sentinel, January 2009)

Grow Your Own Organic Veggies (Chicago Tribune, October 2008)

Rain Barrels Save Water, Not Money (Newsday, October 2008)

The Art of Ikebana (Chicago Tribune, May 2008) 

Creating a Statuesque Vision (Orlando Sentinel, May 2008) 

Spice Up Your Garden: TPIE 2008 (Orlando Sentinel, April 2008) 

Out of Thin Air (Sun-Sentinel, April 2007) 

Bam-boom! (Sun-Sentinel, November 2006)

Orchid napping (Sun-Sentinel, August 2004) 

Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival (Sun-Sentinel, April 2004) 

Television Appearances

I make weekly guest-expert gardening appearances on the WSFL Morning Show, which airs on the CW affiliate in the Broward, Dade and Palm Beach markets.

Tropical Bamboo (WSFL, The Morning Show, February 23, 2010)

Growing Roses in Florida (WSFL, The Morning Show, February 16, 2010)

Healthy Grass (WSFL, The Morning Show, February 2, 2010)

Dish Gardens (WSFL, The Morning Show, January 26, 2010)

Shade Gardens (WSFL, The Morning Show, January 19, 2010)

Florida Native Plants (WSFL, The Morning Show, January 12, 2010)

Protecting Plants from Cold (WSFL, The Morning Show, January 5, 2010)

Container Gardens (WSFL, The Morning Show, December 29, 2009)

Troubleshooting Tomatoes (WSFL, The Morning Show, December 22, 2009)

Planting Citrus (WSFL, The Morning Show, December 15, 2009)

Holiday Poinsettias (WSFL, The Morning Show, December 8, 2009)

Hanging Flower Baskets (WSFL, The Morning Show, December 1, 2009)

Starting Your Herb Garden (WSFL, The Morning Show, November 24, 2009)

Growing Bromeliads (WSFL, The Morning Show, November 17, 2009)

Fall Annuals (WSFL, The Morning Show, November 3, 2009)

Phalaenopsis Orchids (WSFL, The Morning Show, October 27, 2009)

Planting Tomatoes (WSFL, The Morning Show, October 20, 2009)

Growing Papaya (WSFL, The Morning Show, October 13, 2009)

News and Serious Stuff

Is B2B Ready for Twitter? (B2B Magazine, October 2009)

Picking Your Practice (Unique Opportunities, March 2009)

Oprah Targets Puppy Mills (Pet Age, July 2008) 

Practicing in the Public Eye (Unique Opportunities, December 2007) 

Safe GOP Seat Goes Into Play (NewsMax, October 2007)

Microsoft Wants Your Medical Records (NewsMax, October 2007)

Vaccine Explosion: Is America Healthier? (NewsMax, March 2007)

Futurist Ray Kurzweil (Life Extension, September 2005)

The Vioxx Debacle (Life Extension, April 2005)

Potassium Iodide: Protecting Yourself In a Nuclear Emergency (Life Extension, Dec. 2004) 

The Health of Our Prisons (Life Extension, December 2003)