The Doctor is In: Meet Howard Garrett

Howard Garrett, left, and Paul Tukey met at Howard’s Dallas home in 2006.

Four years ago, when I traveled to Dallas to film the final episode of my HGTV television show, People, Places & Plants, almost everyone I ran into had the same advice: You’ve got to go meet Howard Garrett. Nothing short of a legend in the organic gardening community, Howard has almost single-handedly built Dallas into arguably America’s most advanced city when it comes to use and knowledge of organic techniques and products for lawns and gardens. With a radio show (www.dirtdoctor.com) that is listened to by tens of thousands, he relays his decades of experience in converting properties from chemical to organic management.

Howard has since become a good friend and a fantastic colleague who continues to push the envelope. Here’s a nice article that appeared in a Louisiana newspaper yesterday:
http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20100501/LIVING03/5010305/The-Dirt-Doctor-says-toss-the-chemicals