The Mountain Gardener | 1,000 Columns and Still Growing Strong - Press Banner | Scotts Valley, CA

The Mountain Gardener | 1,000 Columns and Still Growing Strong - Press Banner | Scotts Valley, CA

It all started back in 2005 when my first column was published in the newly combined San Lorenzo Valley Press and the Scotts Valley Banner, which was re-named the Press Banner. This is how it all began. My father wanted me to be a writer and researcher for National Geographic, encouraging me to take writing and science classes. My interest in nature and photography was the easy part. It was the ’60s, though, and if you grew up then you know that…