Mary Porter Kerns is a writer, naturalist, gardener, artist, weaver, and a voice for the flowers. She leads acclaimed workshops that empower participants to connect with flowers through their own senses and intuition. Her work has appeared in Braided Way, On Land, and other publications, and she edits the monthly newsletter for The Way of the Rose. She has two adult sons and lives with her husband in the heart of Appalachia among the ancient mountains, rivers, and wildflowers of West Virginia.