Illinois Authors

Becke (Rebecca) Gail Davis

Born: 1952 in Hot Springs, Arkansas
Pen Name: *Lexi Martin (*for teen books only)

Connection to Illinois: Although I was born in Arkansas, I never lived there. My parents lived in Chicago and were visiting my grandfather in Arkansas when I was born. I grew up in the Chicago suburbs of Lincoln Park and Rogers Park. I attended Elk Grove High School in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, where I was the first Editor-in-Chief of The Guardian school newspaper. As an adult, I was the recipient of the ''Elk Grove High School Wall of Achievement Award'' in 1999 and of the Northwest Suburban High School District #214 ''Alumni Make a Difference'' award in 2000. As an adult, I've lived in: Rolling Meadows, Mt. Prospect, Fox River Grove and Hoffman Estates.

Biography: Garden writer and author. Senior writer for The Landscape Contractor magazine and Landscape Illinois, both published by the Illinois Landscape Contractors Association. Member of Garden Writers Association since 1994. Author of six books and over 1,000 published articles. Moderator at Barnesandnoble.com - Mystery and Garden book clubs.

Primary Literary Genre(s): Non-Fiction

Email: Treethyme@AOL.com
Becke Davis on WorldCat : http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=becke+davis

Selected Titles

	'N Sync / ISBN: 158663061X OCLC: 43936946 Metro Books, New York : ©2000.
	At home in the garden : ISBN: 1567997333 OCLC: 44502319 Friedman/Fairfax : [New York] : ©2001. Shows how to plan a garden around its intended use, such as an outdoor dining room, a place for reading, or a children's play area, discussing plant choices, structures, path and flooring materials, and accents, and providing more than ninety color photos and a source directory.
	Garden blueprints : ISBN: 1586630415 OCLC: 45424774 Friedman/Fairfax Pub., New York, N.Y. : ©2000.
	Garden blueprints : ISBN: 1567994474 OCLC: 39230392 Friedman/Fairfax Pub., New York, N.Y. : 1998.
	Small gardens / ISBN: 1586630857 OCLC: 47238523 MetroBooks, New York : ©2002. If you've always dreamed of coming home to a flower-filled entry garden or relaxing in a backyard decorated with beautiful, healthy plants, this book will help you achieve your goal, even if you've never gardened before. -- book jacket.
	Small gardens : ISBN: 1567994296 OCLC: 35249551 Friedman/Fairfax Publishers, New York, N.Y. : ©1997.
	Small gardens : ISBN: 158663013X OCLC: 45066921 Friedman/Fairfax Publishers, New York, N.Y. : ©2000.
	The foliage garden : ISBN: 1567996965 OCLC: 40665868 Friedman/Fairfax Publishers, New York : ©1998.