Proof of Growth — The Garden Nerd
The Garden Nerd presents
A YouTube series, this fall

Proof of
Growth

I go to people's yards, farms, and land projects to see what they've grown and hear how they did it. No script, no staging. Just what's actually possible when someone puts in the work.

You show me what you built. I bring the camera.

I walk through someone's yard, farm, or land project and ask what they're doing and why. No script, no staging. Just real people and real dirt.

All fall, I'm doing this yard to yard, farm to farm, wherever a good growing story is happening. Some visits will be a quarter-acre backyard with one incredible fruit tree. Others will be full land regeneration projects, working ranches, or community gardens feeding a whole block.

Small or huge, simple or ambitious. The only requirement is that it's real, and it shows people what's possible.

Past visits, logged Zone 9B
A suburban yard proving small lots work
Home yard 13 fruit trees Track home lot
Guapo Gardens, built around one massive ficus
Home yard Certified wildlife habitat Microclimate design
31 mango trees in one backyard
Home yard 5-year build Grafting experiments

Any size, any kind of ground. If it's growing, I want to see it.

Here's the range I'm looking at. If you don't see your exact situation, nominate it anyway.

Backyard

Home yards

Any size, any style. A simple yard with one great story counts as much as an elaborate one.

Bigger acreage

Farms & ranches

Working land, food production, regenerative grazing, orchard operations.

Shared ground

Community gardens

Neighborhood plots, school gardens, church lots, anywhere a group is growing together.

Reclaimed land

Regeneration projects

Bare or degraded land brought back with vegetation, earthworks, or soil rebuilding.

Three steps between now and the video.

01

You submit

Fill out the form below. Takes a couple minutes. Nominate yourself or send it to someone whose place you think belongs on camera.

02

I reach out

I go through every submission myself. If it's a fit for this fall, I'll contact you directly to talk through the visit.

03

We film

I come to you. We walk the space, talk about what you're growing, and let the story tell itself.

Nominate a yard or project

Nominating yourself is fair game. So is sending in someone else's place, they'll just need to be reachable so I can follow up.

Filming runs through fall. Submissions are reviewed on a rolling basis, so earlier is better if you want a shot at this season.