I was what you would call an armchair gardener. It's not that I didn't have the drive. When I lived in a house with my parents during my teenage years, I used to have a garden and flower area that would rock your world. I grew some of the freshest tomatoes and some of the most beautiful daisies that could exist. Then I lived in a small apartment in New-York, I had about no room at all for my belongings. Have something growing was unthinkable.


Everything changed when I moved to San Francisco. I went to a SF flowerandgarden show, and was blown away by what I saw. You see, San Francisco has a unique environment. Practically anything that can grow can grow there. It is bright enough for plants that need a lot of sunlight, yet there is enough precipitation for plants that need a lot of moisture. It is not too cold and not too hot. It stays almost the same temperature all year. In short, it is the perfect temperate climate.


Because of that, San Francisco flowerandgarden shows are notorious all around the world. There grow some of the best and brightest flowers, the freshest fruits and vegetables, and the most remarkable gourds that people have ever seen. Every flower and garden publication profiles them every year, and each year is better than the last. When you go to the flower and garden show in San Francisco, it is almost impossible to not become obsessed with the idea of growing something on your own. The plants look so splendid, after all that, how could you resist? I just simply couldn't!


Of course, reading a flower and garden magazine, or going to a flower festival, is one thing. Starting a garden on your own is another. The flower and garden magazines make it look so easy, but it is not easy! Actually, I forgot how hard it was. I remember the way that my flowers looked when they were in full bloom, but I do not remember the amount of work that went into them. Having a few scattered tomatoes and flowers is one thing, but having a nice groomed garden is another. I had such unrealistic hope from the flowers and gardens show that disillusionment was to be expected. Nonetheless, after a few years, I did have an impressive flower and Garden display. I now grow plants from all over the globe!