A Little About Me
...and My History

My name is Brad!

I've been Container Gardening for the last 7 years.

I have a loving wife and a beautiful little girl.

I live, breath, and dream about container gardening.

Weird, huh?? I guess not to some!

My Fun

Here's a little more about me and how I got started in Container gardening. I'll never forget years ago when I was outside of my home in Sheperdsville, Kentucky. It was one of those 1-story town home places (you know, where every house looks the same.....they called them Patio Homes).

I was single, and it was my very first home....and man did I love it. (the very first home part, not the single part). My house was on the end, and on a culdesac...right next to a wooded area.

I hadn't lived there but for a short time. Needing to make my place stand out a little, I said to myself....."there needs to be some kind of flower by the garage door." The obsession was born!!

The funny thing about the whole story, is that I went to the dollar store and purchased a couple of cheap, and I mean CHEAP, plastic containers. Moved on over to the hardware store and bought some cheap, and I mean, CHEAP-on sale flowers.

Then, I proceeded to do one of the dumbest things ever....I went to the wooded area next to my house and shoveled up some dirt (sticks, leaves, and all) and poured it into the pots.

I thought I was doing alright, but had no idea how much I was doing wrong. Believe it or not, those flowers did live!! They didn't prosper, but they did live!! Proof that anyone can learn how to garden in containers,...huh??

...Growing Up!!

Well, now I'm residing in the great state of Kansas. What brought me here was my beautiful wife. I met her in Missouri while on tour with a Christian group that I played piano for.

Unfortunately, about the time I proposed to her, that job ended. So instead of up-rooting her to where I was living, I decided to move to her.

Since then, I've been able to devote tons more time to my wonderful hobby of container gardening.

...The Day The Music Died (Wait, it hasn't!)

I'm still able to keep my hand in music somewhat. Right after my move to Kansas, I got a job at our family church. The first couple of years, they kept me really busy, however a few changes at the church have prevented me from working as much as I did.

That got me to looking for another source of income. One day while scrolling through "good old" Craigslist, I ran across an add from someone posting about SBI.

SBI stands for Site Build It! What's that, you ask?? It helps you build a website based on your hobby, passion or skill. That moves me into the next and current stage of my life...

...My Website

With very little computer skills at the time I found SBI, I created this website, all about the one thing I love....container gardening!!

I had no idea what HTML was!!.....oh, wait a minute...I STILL DON'T!!! !!!!!Thank goodness, with SBI, you don't need any tech experience!!!!!

Having a great desire to share with others my experiences in gardening, I started this website in March 2008. What a joy, when about a year later it started to make money. And the cool part is, I'm just writing about what I love and I'm genuinely helping people. How much better can it get?

When you first start, it's a lot of work. But you've heard the old saying, "you'll never work a day in your life if you're doing something you love." That's me!! My website is all about container gardening...I LOVE container gardening. What a match!!

Or if you have a question about SBI? PLEASE ask. I'll jump at the chance to tell you anything you want to know. Contact Me