About

BesideTheFrontDoor started in January 2019 as a new endeavor, in addition to my full-time career in horticulture, Linkedin page, to serve several different purposes in my life. 

Most importantly, cancer had altered the trajectory of my family making me unable to continue with my fledgling side business, Smallgrove, of growing and selling heirloom, and hybrid veggies, flowers and transplants. 

I began pursuing  SixSigma certification and began to update my computer skills to include working with websites and social media marketing.  What could be better, I thought, to actually start a website from the ground up to have effective working skills! So much better than just taking a course, but not getting a chance to apply concepts or experiment. 

I decided to call my site BesideTheFrontDoor, and focus on horticulture topics because I would encounter the same questions from clients on a regular basis, and this website allows people to have a reference they can pull up at home.

The response BesideTheFrontDoor.com received has been fantastic!  I remember the first time I passed 1,000 people coming to the same article in a month, just from googling a question, from all over the world!  It feels fantastic to help so many people!

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