life in the garden

biography

A passionate life-long horticulturist, Paul Gellatly has affiliations with the Toronto Botanical Garden as the former Director of Horticulture and The Toronto Zoo as former Curatorial Gardener managing one of Canada’s largest tropical plant collections. Many online garden lovers know Paul through his strong online presence as The Tattooed Gardener with social media posts reaching 15-20 Million people per month. He is an avid collector of rare and unusual plants with a personal collection of over 800 tropical plants. He is also an experienced hybridizer of daylilies, with 38 registrations with the American Hemerocallis Society. Considered an industry influencer, Paul was recently featured on the new television series, Visionary Gardeners. His home garden is featured in Tara Nolan’s book, Gardening Your Front Yard.