William Cullina (kul-EYE-nuh) Currently Bill is
the Director of Horticulture/Plant Curator for
one of North America's newest and most
exciting public gardens, The Coastal Maine
Botanical Gardens
in Boothbay, Maine. A
well known author and recognized authority on
North American native plants, Cullina lectures
on a variety of subjects to garden and
professional groups and writes for popular and
technical journals. His books include,
Wildflowers, Native Trees, Shrubs, and Vines,
Understanding Orchids, Native Ferns,
Mosses, and Grasses, and most recently,
Understanding Perennials, published in 2009.
He and his wife, Melissa live with their three
young children on Southport Island along the
central Maine Coast.