James A. Fizzell has more than 40 years of hands-on horticultural experience,making him the source that other experts turn to with their toughest turf andlandscape plant problems. Fizzell has been featured repeatedly on television andradio and in leading trade journals, and has become a celebrated guest speakerat industry seminars and horticultural associations throughout the Midwest.Fizzell was the horticultural advisor for the University of IllinoisCooperative Extension Service for nearly 35 years. In 1991, he founded James A.Fizzell and Associates, Ltd., which provides services to professionalhorticulturalists, arborists, municipalities, sports turf managers, media, andother plant… experts needing specialized help.