Kristen Hampshire is an award-winning magazine journalist and author of four outdoor design and landscaping books branded by John Deere, including Hobby Farms, 52 Backyard Landscaping Projects, Landscaping & Lawn Care, and Stonescaping Made Simple. Hampshire has been published in Consumers Digest, Ladies' Home Journal, Fortune Small Business, Vogue Knitting, The Tennessean and Ohio magazine. Hampshire is a member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA). She writes from home in Bay Village, Ohio, where she lives with her husband Haven Ohly, and her muse, a Scottie-dog named Mayzie. Visit her at www.kristenhampshire.com.