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Back in my younger days, I was an undercover cop in Detroit, MI posing as a gardener, tree trimmer, landscaper, and seed salesman. While recovering from a job-related injury, I decided to turn to the more tranquil pursuit of gardening. Through a lot of hard work in the “School of Hard Knocks,” I eventually became America’s #1 expert on lawn, garden, and plant care.
My folksy humor, practical know-how, and homespun philosophy are in part derived from my Grandma Putnam, an American Indian who first taught me to talk to plants. I lived with her for several of my most formative years, and it was she who showed me many of the tips, tricks, and tonics for common plant ailments and gardening problems that I now use. With a time-worn almanac in one hand, and a dog-eared Bible in the other, Grandma Putt instilled in me a deep respect for Mother Nature, Mother Earth, and all things green and growing.
Since my days with Grandma Putt, I’ve been on a mission to spread her gardening gospel, along with the hundreds and hundreds of gardening tips, home remedies, and amazing cures I’ve picked up along the way.
I first gained a measure of fame and notoriety with the publication of my runaway bestseller, Plants Are Like People, in 1972. I was also the guy who started the national craze of talking to your plants with the publication of a book by the same title. Since then, I’ve written more than 40 books, and more than twenty million copies of my books have been sold, including my most recent bestsellers, Giant Book of Garden Solutions, Backyard Problem Solvers, and Kitchen Counter Cures, found in my Bookstore.
Soon after I hit the bestsellers list, television came a callin’, and I was appearing on many of the most popular TV talk shows. Millions of viewers know me from my frequent guest appearances on such shows as “Dinah’s Place” (I was a regular), “The Tonight Show,” “The Merv Griffin Show,” “PM Magazine,” “The Today Show,” and “Good Morning America.” |
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