"Dr. Allan Armitage reflects on 'How did I get here?' in a open-hearted, conversational style book. After many years of teaching horticulture at the University of Georgia and inspiring students, gardeners, and practitioners in the horticulture industry, he retired, Professor Emeritus. From the grave yard to the backyard, he shares stories about the plants and people that shaped his career. Not one to sit on his laurels, Allan finally found the time to reflect and craft this irreverent look backwards in time as to how [he] arrived where he is today."--back cover.