Joyce Starr is a professional writer with 20+ years of experience specializing in all aspects of horticulture and home improvement. For 20 years, she owned and operated a garden center and landscaping/consulting business and earned numerous horticulture certificates. She’s covered numerous DIY home topics and has hundreds of published articles on gardening topics. Her work appears in SpaceCoast Living magazine, SFGate Home Guides, and 1-800-Flowers, to name a few.