Katy Spratte Joyce

Winner, Junior League of Omaha “Woman to Watch Award”, 2022
More than 5 years spent as a lifestyle journalist
Published in Travel+Leisure, The New York Times, Condé Nast Traveler, Eating Well, The Spruce Eats, Veranda, BRIDES, Martha Stewart Living, Reader’s Digest, Taste of Home, and more

Experience

Katy Spratte Joyce is a Midwest-based lifestyle and travel journalist. She grows edible flowers and herbs, and specializes in home and garden, travel, design, and food and wine coverage. Katy has created content for a variety of publications including Birds & Blooms, Midwest Living, Reader's Digest, Taste of Home and more.

Education

Creighton University

Birds & Blooms Editorial Policies

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Articles

Grow a Cutting Garden for Beautiful Bouquets

Follow expert cutting garden advice for a thriving and successful plot full of blooms that is perfect for at-home flower arrangements.

Flock Of Sandhill Crane (antigone Canadensis) Birds At Sunset, Platte River, Kearney, Nebraska, Usa

See Sandhill Crane Migration up Close

Birds gather by the thousands during sandhill crane migration. Visit central Nebraska to witness the magic of this bird hotspot.