My spouse and daughter just got back from Asheville. I can't wait to visit Raleigh!
Looks lush there! Asheville pics were gorgeous and it looks like so is your garden!

Totally impressive!

Loved it.

Your garden almost looks like a nursery. Everything is so lush!

that you deserve. You have worked very hard and made significant progress with tomatoes, and people should know that.

I am surprised that you didn't even know that this article was coming out. Surprise, surprise!

(and I don't enjoy reading articles about me either...just one of those odd things!).

I do what I do because I love it - and try to keep out of the surprising nastiness of gardening - this or that camp, envy, stealing info, misinfo, etc - it is saddening to see some of what goes on...makes one a bit disillusioned.

I would never expect controversy and treachery in gardening circles. But I suppose that it isn't immune. Yes, it is sad.

You just keep doing what you are doing, and to hell with the critics.

Those of us who are sticklers for accuracy, the carrying on of the real histories of varieties, etc end up running hard into those who want to or need to make money at it - so they fabricate stories for varieties to make them stand out - then of course you have two histories going forward, and the truth ends up as a potential casualty. That's why the book I just wrote - and ones to come - are important to me - telling the stories of varieties and the families and how they were developed, passed on, and all.

so in a way, what happens in gardening isn't much different than what happens in politics, or any other pursuit (my wife tells me quilting/fabric arts are just as bad!).