My first post to My
Garden Post (MGP) blog is intended to make introductions and give readers a
brief background on the development of My Garden Post. Beyond that I want to
share the intended purpose of the blog and what readers can expect to gain from
reading the weekly posts. I’m Oliver Gardner and no, my name is not my only
qualification for writing on the topic of gardening. I recently retired from
nearly 40 years in the horticulture industry. Thirty of those years I owned and
operated Four Seasons Garden Center, Vermont’s largest gardening resource. I find
I now have the time to write and still have a strong interest in sharing what I
learned along the way. That’s what gardeners do, right? They like to swap stories
about their successes and failures and generously share their harvest.
I also want you to know
about Marc Llona. He’s the owner of My Garden Post and pictured standing in the above image. I’m the more handsome guy in the wheelchair. OK, older maybe. Marc is
a successful entrepreneur with a wonderful family and too many friends to
count. He is totally committed to his customer’s satisfaction with gardening on
My Garden Post. I respect him for his boundless ambition, his ethics in
business and his dedication to quality.
I have Marc to thank for my
involvement with My Garden Post. We are longtime acquaintances and both of us
happened to be headed into Home Depot one spring day in 2011. I’d known Marc
for his development of the Vermont Post Planters and his success in selling them
to gardeners across the country. In the parking lot, he excitedly talked of a
new application for his award winning planters and asked if we could meet to see
what I thought of it. I agreed and we got together a few days later. Early into his presentation, I recognized the
great potential for the concept of what we now offer as My Garden Post. I
agreed to collaborate with Marc on the research and development of the product
and was anxious to get started. We had several prototypes built and planted in
no time. Two years of testing gave us confidence to single out one prototype
for a CAD drawing and the order was placed for samples we could test. The
samples outperformed my expectations. In late April of this year, the first two
containers of My Garden Posts, MGP Planters and MGP Drip Irrigation Systems
arrived in our Vermont warehouse and we launched our online store at www.mygardenpost.com.
Who may be interested in
the My Garden Post blog?
- I’ll be writing on topics of interest to intermediate gardeners. Having said that, I hope first time and lifetime gardeners will also participate.
- Urban gardeners with only a balcony, deck or patio who want to grow more with less space
- Aging gardeners like me who no longer want to kneel, bend or stretch
- Cooking enthusiasts who want to grow and eat their own fresh vegetables and herbs
- Gardeners who want to reduce the carbon footprint of their herbs, vegetables, flowers and fruit
- Gardeners who get real enjoyment out of just watching plants grow. (I’m first in this category)
My Garden Post has a
great story to tell. It’s a truly unique way to garden with features that will
potentially benefit millions. I’d like folks to know about it. There’s no
product like it and no easier way to grow a garden on just 4 square feet. The
blog is here to help you garden more productively with less work and to share
your creative experiences while growing year round on My Garden Post.
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