Testimonials

Since that first day, Randall has returned with more plants and with more advice shared over yet more cups of coffee. And now there is a garden. In the midst of a shutdown this little patch of grass has come to life with colour and texture and definition. Yesterday, a random cyclist shouted, “Beautiful garden!” as he whizzed past on his bike.
My family has met people on our street that we might never have gotten a reason to speak with, otherwise. Because of this garden, quite suddenly we’re part of the community — and during a time of social distancing, no less.
And bringing the magic in his big red truck was Randall Keast. A gentle giant. A person of great kindness, of genuine warmth, who is a gardener in his very bones.
He knows plants. He knows soil. He understands what both need in order to become their best. He understands communion with the earth, and the great bounty that this relationship brings between people. He is a teacher first and humble enough to know that he’ll always be a student whether it’s in the classroom or the outdoors.
He helped make this new place our home and as I watered the garden with our girls and raised a hand in greeting to a neighbour I felt such gratitude to have benefited from his expertise.