Hello, and thanks to Flora for the invitation to join this blog. I love the idea of having a blog focusing on the link between gardening and the environment at large. I've tried to occasionally address topics such as climate change, habitat loss, and other environmental concerns at my garden blog, An Alameda Garden, but these issues are so important, they really do deserve their own platform. In a sense, we gardeners are on the front lines in the battles against environmental destruction. We can see the changes, both good and bad, up close and at ground level. But we can do more than see change; we can be change. And then we can blog about it so change can spread.

Looking forward to many lively discussions ahead!