Recently transplanted from Seattle to Southern California, Debra Prinzing is a garden and design features writer. For the past year, her “NW Style” column appeared in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. She has recently begun to contribute stories to the Los Angeles Times’ Home section.

She has a background in textiles and journalism, took her Master Gardener training with King County (Wash.), and studied landscape design and horticulture at South Seattle Community College.

Debra is the author of four gardening books, including “The Abundant Garden” (2005) and the “Pacific Northwest Garden Survival Guide” (2004). Her articles have appeared in Fine Gardening, Cottage Living, Sunset, Better Homes & Gardens SIPs, Seattle Homes & Lifestyles, Alaska Airlines magazine and Romantic Homes, among other publications.

Her newest book project, “Stylish Sheds and Elegant Hideaways,” will be published in 2008 by Clarkson-Potter. You can learn more about her work at www.debraprinzing.com.