Matthews, Lewis J.: - For decades, Lewis J.
His photography can be viewed at www.matthewsbotanicalimages.com..
He and Kaye now live on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia.
He is the author of four previous books: South African Proteaceae in New Zealand (1983), Proteas of the World (1993), The Protea Growers Handbook (1993), and The Protea Book (2002); and has contributed articles to various magazines on the subject.
He spent more than forty-five years growing and marketing proteaceous flowers and plants when he and his wife Kaye ran their well-known retail and mail-order protea nursery in New Zealand.
Matthews has shared his lifelong passion for proteas with others through his publications and widely acclaimed photography.
Matthews, Lewis J.: - For decades, Lewis J
