About Me

About Me:

I am passionate about gardening, and have been most of my life.

I have a vivid memory of planting beans as part of a science experiment in the first grade.  I was fascinated that something so small could grow into something so big.  I still love this aspect of gardening.  All through my middle school and high school years I would reserve a patch of my parents' garden for something of my own - usually pumpkins.

When I was in college, I read authors like Jane Jacobs and others that introduced me to the philosophical concept of the garden - the meeting place of humanity and nature (the garden without humanity is a jungle.  Humanity without nature is the city).  When I got out of school, as soon as I could afford a house with a back yard I got back into gardening and haven't stopped since.

About five years ago I was introduced to the concept of permaculture gardening.  A neighbor of mine is a musician who introduced me to the concept of working closer with nature's established methods of fostering life to build a garden.  Now that we have moved back to Georgia and I have a nice south facing lot, I thought I'd give it a try.

Why a blog?  I started the blog because I owe most of my knowledge on this subject to others on the net who did the same thing.  As I learn more through my own research and practice, I want to be able to give back to others with similar interests.

I am passionate about a number of other things - including my wife and children, golf, and reading.

If you would like to know more about me, just ask!