It’s been a crazy couple of months, but I think the time has come to welcome the world to my little corner of the web. Sometime in 2008, after years as a lonesome gardener, closet plant geek, and aspiring environmentalist, I made the inevitable decision to surrender my life to the trade.

Last month I started my own business. It’s called Oakleaf Green Landscape Design. Later that month, I attended a five-day course, took a test, and became a NOFA-Accredited Organic Land Care Professional. Then I went to New England Grows.

I got an accountant and an insurance agent. I got an EIN. I wrote a business plan. I built a web site from scratch.

I have two words: *whew* and wow.

In such a short period of time, I’ve learned so much — about the trade, about myself — and I’ve met so many great people. I can’t tell you what 2009 holds, but what I can tell you is it’s going to be fun, and it’s going to be interesting.