Mary Lou Santovec is a writer and editor living in Jefferson, Wisconsin. She has published articles in newspapers, newsletters and magazines on a variety of topics including higher education, community banking, lifestyles, health and gardening. She is the co-author of two books, 1,001 Commonly Misspelled Words: What Your Spell Checker Won’t Tell You (with Robert Magnan) and Americana in 1/12th Scale: Fifty Authentic Projects (with JoAnn Ogreenc).
Her hobbies include reading, travel, creating art and, of course, gardening. Her husband, Rick, accompanied Mary Lou on most of the travels involved with Wisconsin Gardens and Landscapes and took over 8,000 photos, many of which ultimately were included in the book.