Mary Ann Newcomer , scribe-scout-and-speaker blogs at www.gardensofthewildwildwest.com and appears regularly as the Dirt Diva on the River Radio, 94.9 in Boise, ID. An accomplished horticulturalist, garden designer and former president of the Idaho Botanical Garden, she has wielded her creative and design talents on public, private and commercial gardens and landscapes. Mary Ann works with garden centers in the Rocky Mountains to craft consumer messages for new products and eco trends.