Welcome to the Official Web Site of Paul Tukey, movie producer, best selling author, public speaker, magazine publisher and America’s 2006 Gardening Communicator of the Year.

ABOUT PAUL:

Among the most accomplished and sought-after public speakers in the nation, Paul Tukey shares his passion for organic gardening, lawn care and community activism through all forms of media.

Paul appears regularly on radio, television, print and the Internet, including most of the nations major newspapers, Martha Stewart Living and Good Morning America.

He has spoken at public events more than 1,000 times, about community activism, environmentally friendly gardening, organic lawn care, stewardship of the planet and garden photography.

MILESTONES:

In 2009, Paul produced and starred in the documentary film, A Chemical Reaction, from PFZMedia, LLC (www.ChemicalReactionMovie.com) about the origin of the anti-pesticide movement that has swept across Canada and into the U.S.

In 2007, Paul authored The Organic Lawn Care Manual from Storey Publishing, which quickly became the best-selling lawn book of the year.

In 2006, Paul founded www.SafeLawns.org, an international coalition of for-profit and non-profit organizations promoting environmentally friendly lawn care and resource conservation.

In 2002, he launched a TV show of the same name, which was co-hosted by Roger Swain. Aired for two years on HGTV, the show is now available worldwide as a 46-episode boxed set.

In 1995, he founded "People, Places & Plants", which is widely regarded as the finest regional gardening magazine in the United States.

HONORS:

In 2007, Paul received the Quill & Trowel Award for Best Electronic Media from the Garden Writers Association of America for his video collection titled Organic Lawn Care: Making the Transition to Organics.

In 2006, Paul was named the nation’s Horticultural Communicator of the Year by the American Horticultural Society.

In 2002, Paul was awarded the Silver Medal of Honor by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society for Contributions to Regional Horticulture.