Trevor Jack Cole
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'''Trevor Cole''' (born '''Trevor Jack Cole''' in the [[United Kingdom]]) is a [[non-fiction]] [[author]] specialising in [[gardening]] topics. He is based in [[Ottawa]], [[Canada]] at [[Kinburn, Ottawa, Ontario|Kinburn]].
In 1960, he graduated in horticulture in [[England]], following training at the [[Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew|Kew Gardens]].
He moved to Canada in 1967, continuing his career in horticulture. From 1972 to 1995, he was Curator at the [[Dominion Arboretum]] in Ottawa.
Cole was a columnist for the ''[[Ottawa Citizen]]'' and a consultant for [[Reader's Digest]] in Canada. He currently conducts speaking engagements. He was the president of the [[Ottawa Horticultural Society]] from 1974 to 1976 and again in 1980. Cole is also a former director of the Rhododendron Society of Canada.
==Awards and recognition==
Cole received a [[125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal|Canada 125 medal]] in 1992. He has also received other recognitions for his horticultural writing.
==Bibliography==
* 1983: ''Perennials in Your Garden'' (Agriculture Canada) ISBN 0-660-11334-1
** 1983: French version, ''Les fleurs vivaces de votre jardin'' ISBN 0-660-91040-3
* 1991: ''The Ontario Gardener'' (Whitecap) ISBN 1-895099-42-0
* 1993: Canadian editor, ''Practical Guide to Gardening in Canada'' with Editor-in-Chief [[Christopher Brickell]] (Reader's Digest) ISBN 0-88850-206-0
* 1993: consulting editor, ''The American Horticultural Society Encyclopedia of Gardening'' with Editor-in-Chief Christopher Brickell (Dorling Kindersley) ISBN 1-56458-291-4
* 1996: ''Gardening With Trees and Shrubs in Ontario, Quebec and the Northeastern U.S.'' (Whitecap) ISBN 1-55110-400-8
* 1996: editor ''Reader's Digest A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants'', with Christopher Brickell and [[Judith D. Zuk]] (Reader's Digest) ISBN 0-88850-603-1
* 2000: chief consultant, ''New Illustrated Guide to Gardening in Canada'' with [[Philomena Rutherford]] (Reader's Digest) ISBN 0-88850-681-3
** 2000: French version, ''Nouveau guide illustré du jardinage au Canada'' ISBN 0-88850-682-1
* 2001: ''The New Ontario Gardener'' (Whitecap) ISBN 1-55285-086-2
* 2001: Canadian editor, ''Canadian Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers'' with editor-in-chief Christopher Brickell (Dorling Kindersley) ISBN 1-55363-006-8
* 2001: Canadian editor, ''Practical Guide to Gardening in Canada'' with editor-in-chief Christopher Brickell (Dorling Kindersley) [[papeback]]: ISBN 1-55363-001-7, [[hardcover]]: ISBN 1-55363-001-7
* 2003: editor-in-chief, ''Great Canadian Plant Guide'' (Dorling Kindersley) ISBN 1-55363-013-0
* 2003: editor, ''Gardening Manual for Canada'' (Dorling Kindersley) ISBN 1-55363-025-4
* 2004: editor-in-chief, ''What Grows Where in Canadian Gardens'' (Dorling Kindersley) ISBN 1-55363-026-2
* 2004: editor, ''A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants'' with Christopher Brickell (Dorling Kindersley) ISBN 1-55363-041-6
* 2004: Canadian editor, ''Canadian Encyclopedia of Gardening'' with editor-in-chief Christopher Brickell (Dorling Kindersley) ISBN 1-55363-034-3
* 2005: Canadian consultant, ''Care Free Plants'' (Reader's Digest) ISBN 0-88850-779-8
==External links==
* [http://www.whitecap.ca/author_bio.asp?AuthorNum=257 Whitecap: Trevor Cole]
* [http://www.ottawahort.org/yearbook2000-11.htm Ottawa Horticultural Society: List of past executives]
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