I'm Dave, me and my wife Patricia, (Trisha to me) we grow food and flowers, I'm fairly random and I usually make a mess doing it. Trisha tries hard to keep me on the right track but our garden isn't perfect, my rows are rarely straight, and I've probably lost more tools than I've bought. But here's the secret: things still grow. I started The Messy Gardener to prove you don't need a posh shed or a degree in botany to fill your plate with fresh greens.