Shannon Currey

Shannon Currey is a horticultural educator with Izel Native Plants. She’s worked in the nursery trade since 2006, developing expertise in grasses and sedges and expanding her knowledge into native perennials. Shannon has written for national publications and traveled the country speaking to professional organizations, community groups, and at public gardens. She currently serves on the North Carolina Plant Conservation Program Scientific Committee, holds advisory roles with several organizations, and has served on the Boards of the Perennial Plant Association and the Perennial Plant Foundation. Shannon lives in Durham, North Carolina and loves exploring gardens and native flora everywhere she goes.