About Us

I grew up in the South. We had flower gardens, shrubs, and a large vegetable garden. As a child, I worked in the yard and in the garden with my grandparents and my aunts.

For some, we could not get the grass to grow where we wanted it in the front yard, so my grandmother set aside areas for shrubs and flowers. The backyard had plenty of grass. We planted shrubs outside my grandparents' bedroom with flowers as decorative accessories against the green foliage. We had flowers along the walkways and the fence. The vegetable garden was also in the backyard. A large area was set aside for it. It was fenced off from the rest of the yard.

We grew tomatoes, okra, corn, watermelon, green beans, collard greens, turnip greens, mustard greens, and peas. We had peach trees. A highlight of the year was when everything was picked and then canned. We would sit on the front porch and shell the peas and peel the peaches. Neighbors would stop by to chat. My grandmother and my aunts would make peach preserves.

There would be enough food for all the family members to have a share as well as the neighbors on our street. Almost every family on the street and the surrounding blocks had vegetable gardens. Everyone would share their harvest with their neighbors.

When I moved away to the West Coast, I lived in apartments. I tried houseplant, but my thumb turned brown. It was mainly due to the fact that I did not have the time to spend tending my plants. I was busy building a career.

After I moved to the East Coast, I bought a house and started to putter around in the yard. My husband created a pond. We planted trees and shrubs. My pride and joy is the picture on the right. I started with impatiens but decided I wanted something bigger and stronger and an abundance of color. I love them.

Gardening has been a tradition in our family. We hope you find the information on this Web site helpful.