George is the resident greenhouse dog.  A Border Collie/Labrador Retriever mix, George picked us during a visit to the local animal shelter in May of 2000.  To say George is rowdy would be an understatement.  He got his name due to his curious nature – “Curious George”, but he has been called many things, most of which should not be repeated in public.  George loves to swim and thinks that the pool is his personal playground.  He also loves to chase squirrels, birds, flies, etc.  When he was a puppy he would stop on the sidewalk to watch ants moving in a column.   But most of all George is a farm dog and happiest when he is outside “helping” while I work in the greenhouse.  One of his favorite tricks is to drop a tennis ball in a freshly made bin of potting soil and then look at me until I throw it.  He has me trained well and we repeat this until I give up.

While George is the greenhouse dog his brother Beau is the inside dog.  Beau is an American Black and Tan Coonhound that we adopted from a rescue group shortly before Christmas in 2000.  While Beau does love to bay (or is it laugh) at the neighbors dachshund mix with the Mohawk white streak and to announce the arrival of the mail carrier, he usually prefers to be inside.  His contribution to the garden is to dig holes for new plantings, whether we ask him to or not.

The name Gorgeous George’s Fat Plants grew out of the various names we call George:  Gorgeous George, Boy George, I Am Curious George, George Jetson.  Of all these Gorgeous George just seem to flow when I was considering a name for my website.  I hope you enjoy the site and thank you for stopping by.