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Look, Ma, I’m in print: brief Garden Design mention

July 10th, 2003 by Kathy Purdy · 2 Comments 

I can’t believe I haven’t posted for two weeks. It’s the catch-22 of the blogging gardener: to garden, or to write about gardening. Though I can’t say I’ve done all that much gardening, either. Two birthdays, two family reunions, and a sick and cranky toddler were some of the distracting influences. Anyway, I just wanted to tell you quick, before I go bed–I just learned that this website was mentioned in the July 2003 issue of Garden Design magazine, in a sidebar entitled Tips for Cold Climate Gardeners:

More than ever before, bookstores, web journals, and nurseries serve as information sources for those who live in Zone 4 and lower. See www.coldclimategardening.com, for example.” (p.40)

That’s it. That’s the entire mention, so don’t go buying the magazine just to see it for yourself. If it’s brought any additional traffic to the site, it hasn’t been significant thus far. Hello to any Garden Design readers finding this site for the first time. I’d love to know if you find anything especially helpful. Actually, I’d like to know if anyone has found this site useful.

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Kathy Purdy discovered the joys of writing in fourth grade, when she started corresponding with a former classmate. She's been writing letters ever since, first on looseleaf, then electronically, and now as weblog entries. That makes you, the blog reader, her pen pal. Her first independent (though frustrating) attempts at gardening were made in high school, though the gardening bug didn't bite hard until her mid-thirties, when she found herself mistress of a rural home on 15 acres. • USDA Hardiness Zone:4 • AHS Heat Zone: 3 • Location: rural; Southern Tier of NY • Geographic type: foothills of Appalachian Mountains • Soil Type: acid clay • Experience level: intermediate • Particular interests: colchicums, narcissus, cottage gardening, NY native plants, gardening with/for children

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  • 1 Eleanor // Jul 27, 2003 at 7:40 pm

    I recently found this site and find it most interesting. I am in zone 3/4 in N.Y.

  • 2 Kathy // Jul 27, 2003 at 10:08 pm

    Thank you for letting me know, Eleanor. Would you happen to be in the Adirondacks? At any rate, you will probably enjoy My Adirondack Gardens if you are in that cold of a climate. Photographs of a beautiful garden and listings of plants that do well for her.