About the Author

I’m Steve, the author of Puttering in the Garden.  When I was about 10 years old, my parents turned an old sandbox in the backyard into a vegetable garden.  For years after that, taking care of that garden was my favorite summertime activity.  I also looked forward to harvesting apricots, peaches, plums, apples, pears, and cherries from our small backyard fruit orchard every year.  Gardening has been my favorite hobby ever since.

After years of living in apartments and being limited to growing plants in pots, I moved into my own house in 2002.  Since then, I have been enjoying spending my weekends transforming the yard into my idea of an ideal garden.  I’m a lawyer, and I find that gardening is a great way to relax and relieve stress.

I consider myself a gardening enthusiast, although I do not have any formal education in horticulture. I live in the San Francisco Bay Area in USDA zone 9, Sunset zone 15.

July 08 2008 01:10 pm

6 Responses to “About the Author”

  1. mary on 01 Feb 2009 at 3:10 pm #

    I also live in the bay area in zone 14. It was very interesting for me to read some of your blog. we have been pruning fruit trees and roses today and trying to get rid of the oxalis (sp). We have lived in our house for over 30 years. It was bare dirt and now we have the problem of too many trees that have grown taller that we wish. Our lot is 1/3 of a acre with a hillside and one of the big problems is that the oak trees proliferate. Anyway thanks for the help.

  2. Jane on 10 Apr 2009 at 2:30 am #

    Steve,

    We love your blog and featured it on our website! Please check it out:

    http://www.sevenof.com/?p=1550

    Best,

    Jane

  3. admin on 10 Apr 2009 at 9:16 am #

    Thanks Jane!

    Steve

  4. campbellca on 28 Dec 2009 at 11:09 pm #

    Hello,

    Enjoy your blog greatly. Very curious about how big your yard is :)

  5. admin on 29 Dec 2009 at 12:25 am #

    My lot size is just over 8000 square feet. Thanks for reading.

  6. Tuyen on 29 Apr 2010 at 6:49 pm #

    Hi Steve,

    You have such a pretty touch to your garden. I just bought a bing cherry and will plant. Thanks to your sight, i have a bit more insight how to do it. I’m looking forward to see how it will grow in Ohio.

    I will come back to your blog often to read on other notes as well.

    Thanks.

    -Tuyen.

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