Michael Troy Brown

Michael Troy Brown is an honors graduate from the University of Florida with a bachelors in horticulture. He has accumulated extensive knowledge in the field of entomology, landscape design, tropical ornamentals, Mediterranean-climate plants, cactus, annuals, and perennials in his 20-plus years of work in the trade. Brown had the opportunity to study in Costa Rica with the University of Florida and created a design for San Jose's Jardin Botanico Lankester. In 2006, he moved from South Florida to Southern California to immerse himself in Mediterranean climate plants and began designing at Descanso Gardens in Los Angeles, where he also lectured. He now resides in New York City where he consults and lectures.