David was born and raised in Yorkshire, England, but has made Canada his home. He has ink stains on his green thumb and lives in Waterloo, Ontario, where he loves to watch things grow—his children, his garden, his friends and his compost heap.

He writes for Canadian Gardening magazine, has written two books of humorous garden stories --  Soiled Reputations, and Diary of a Mad Gardener, and in addition to being the weekly garden columnist for the Waterloo Region Record and The Guelph Mercury, he is the creator the Garden Humour Web site. He also leads garden tours and speaks frequently at horticultural societies and gardening groups, garden conferences and garden shows, including Canada Blooms, The CNE, and The Southeastern Flower Show in Atlanta, Georgia.