• Penner combines nature writing and natural history with
  travel writing.
• Most nature or hike writing centers the life-changing effect
  on the author; Penner’s focus is instead on the plant life and the people he
  encounters along the way.
  
  
  
  
  
  

Lyndon Penner grew up in Saskatchewan and comes from a long line of gardeners. He is a traveller, environmentalist, and lover of literature, and the author of several books, including Native Plants for the Short Season Yard.

"Lyndon’s delight at discovering plants he has long loved in their native habitats rings true."—Sara Williams, author of Creating the Prairie Xeriscape

"Lyndon Penner is grounded and earthy, and clearly spiritual in the way of one who reveres nature ... Carrying with him a vast knowledge and pleasure of plants, Penner incisively recounts European species that he sees, smells and sometimes tastes along the way."—Winnipeg Free Press

“Lyndon is a gifted storyteller, and in this adventure, he masterfully illustrates the history, culture, and geography of the Camino de Santiago through the lens of a sensitive plantsman with a brilliant sense of humour.” —Egan Davis, Principal Instructor, Horticulture Training Program, Faculty of Science, UBC Botanical Garden

“A refreshing perspective of the Camino that defines Horticultural Tourism by bringing together history, culture, horticulture, and people.” —Michelle Day, Executive Director, Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden