My First Garden Adventures

By Vanessa Richins

These days, my life seems to revolve mainly around gardening.

I write for 3 garden websites, am starting a non-profit garden, and go around telling my friends and family all sorts of random horticulture facts.

Where did all this garden geekery start?

One influence was my great grandparents and other assorted relatives that owned farms. It was a fun day when we got to visit the hen house in search of eggs or visit a potato farm. We lived in the suburban jungle of Southern California, so it was always an adventure.

The main influence, though, was Read the rest of this entry »