About Us

 

                                           About Us

I am a gardener, I have been gardening neigh on to 20 years. My first attempt at having a garden to care for was when my mother became ill when I was in 8th grade. She knew that our family survived on vegetables from the garden and I was the one chosen to care for it.  

That is when I became interested in gardening, and have been doing so ever since. At this time, because of my health, my garden has become considerably smaller. The picture above shows my tomatoes grown over 6-foot cages with the sweet corn next to them.

I was lamenting to a friend one day that I missed having the large garden that provided food for me, for some of my kids, and some of my church family.  This friend suggested that because I loved gardening, maybe I could help others become enthused with the benefits of gardening.  As we talked about this, I decided to do a website that could help people become gardeners.

The website, worldsgardenspatioplace.com features many of the tools I have used for years.  It also features items to make your home, patio, and garden more beautiful. I am constantly searching for garden tools, yard supplies, patio enhancements, and pretty things for your home.  I will be adding more things all the time, to make your garden, yard, and patio easier for work and more fun and relaxing.

Mainly my gardening has been done in Minnesota, where our winters are long and summers short. But we spent eight years in Florida and had some interesting experiences learning to garden there. This year I was privileged to plant my son’s garden in Florida. So while the snow is still blowing around in Minnesota, the beans are doing nicely, and the okra is starting to pop. 

The only thing, I’m not seeing yet are the three kinds of peppers I planted. I also planted a couple of flower beds, but we had a drenching rain just as the flowers were coming up and may have washed a good many of them away. But that too is a part of gardening.

I would like to answer the questions you have about gardens, yards, and patios.  I don’t know everything, but I will certainly try to find the answers for you. Just shoot me an e-mail to worldsgardens@gmail. com. The blog is also open to responses. So please let us know how we can help you!