A British Gardening Blog

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This is probably not the only British gardening blog out there, but it’s one of the few that has a link to my blog, enabling me to find it by looking at my stats. Jane Perrone, a writer for the Guardian, has recently started a blog called Horticultural. C’mon, Jane, as a writer you surely can come up with something a bit more inspiring than that for the name of your blog. Jane is looking for recommendations for a digital camera, so stop by and let her know of any good ones. She’s got a pretty good quote at the top of her blog, too, though in Opera I couldn’t see all of it. I’m looking forward to good reading from this blog. Anyone who was nicknamed “Botany” in school has got to have a few horticultural tricks up her sleeve. Hey–that could be the name of her blog: “My Name is Botany” Yes? No?

About the Author

Kathy Purdy is a colchicum evangelist, converting unsuspecting gardeners into colchicophiles. She gardens in rural upstate NY, which used to be USDA Hardiness Zone 4 but is now Zone 5. Kathy’s been writing since 4th grade, gardening since high school, and blogging since 2002. Find her on Instagram as kopurdy.

In the end, this may be the most important thing about frost: Frost slows us down. In spring, it tempers our eagerness. In fall, it brings closure and rest. In our gotta-go world–where every nanosecond seems to count–slowness can be a great gift. So rather than see Jack Frost as an adversary, you could choose to greet him as a friend.

~Philip Harnden in A Gardener’s Guide to Frost: Outwit the Weather and Extend the Spring and Fall Seasons

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