Edmund Snodgrass is president and founder of Emory Knoll Farms, Inc. and Green Roof Plants, North America’s first nursery specializing in green roof plants and horticultural consulting. Edmund has consulted on projects throughout the US and in England, France, New Zealand, China, Australia, Mexico, Ecuador, Sweden and Morocco. Since its inception, Emory Knoll Farms has supplied plants for over 2000 green roof projects throughout the United States and Canada.

Edmund collaborates on green roof research with academic institutions including Penn State University, University of Melbourne, University of Maryland, University of Auckland, and Sheffield University.

Edmund is the co-author of Green Roof Plants: A Resource and Plant Guide (Timber Press, 2006), The Green Roof Manual A Professional Guide To Design, Installation and Maintenance. (Timber Press 2010) and Small Green Roofs (Timber Press 2011), The New American Landscape: Leading Voices on the Future of Sustainable Gardening (Timber Press 2011) Crazy About Cacti and Succulents (Brooklyn Botanic Garden 2006) Green Roofs and Rooftop Gardens (Brooklyn Botanic Garden 2012)

Edmund is on the board of the American Horticultural Society and a past board member of the Maryland Nursery and Landscape Association.