From the Editor

For the first 20 years of my career, I was a potato breeder at the University of Idaho. In this role, most of my work was published in the American Journal of Potato Research, a high-quality specialty journal published by the Potato Association of America. For me, this was the appropriate outlet for my work, given that I wanted my fellow potato researchers and practitioners to benefit from my work. After making the move to urban horticulture, inclusive of a research investment in native plants for landscape use, I looked for a publication outlet with the same impact. I found the ideal fit with the Native Plants Journal. As I learned about the journal, I grew to appreciate its mission, which emphasizes practical and applicable work published by authors with a range of expertise and training. The visual appeal of the journal’s layout, with full-color capability and associated possibilities for illustrating research results, augmented my opinion. As a result, as with my past relationship with the American Journal of Potato Research, I chose the Native Plants Journal as my major outlet for native plant research. I am currently working with colleagues on a project to successfully propagate Castilleja species for the nursery industry. As this work culminates, we intend to publish the results in the Native Plants Journal where others with similar interests can directly benefit from our efforts. Interestingly, NPJ was the source of previous work that put us on the cutting edge of this topic. A few years ago, when Kas Dumroese approached me with the idea of serving as Editor-in-Chief of NPJ, my positive opinion of the journal made the decision easy. I feel it is an honor to assist with publication efforts of colleagues with whom I share research interests and technical needs. I am committed to keeping NPJ both pertinent and of high publication quality. I thank each of you for publishing your best work in NPJ and using the journal to keep abreast of advancements in the field.