A Begining...

Gardening, which seems such an inadequate term for my relationship with plants & the quarter acre of yard that I have shaped now for over 20 years, is what I do. Mostly not by choice, I have been compelled from my earliest days to grow and collect plants. Now 44, I actually have very little control over my obsession for all things horticulture. It simply 'is' a big part of who I am.

Yes, there is my endlessly tolerant wife and two amazing children, the home in which I live, a job and all the other distractions of the day as I make my way in the world, but it all comes back to 'the plant'.

I establish this blog site with the hope of sharing my ever growing fascination and awe of the natural world. The small plot of Earth that I have called 'my garden' for two decades and the lessons learned during this time will be my begining....