I’ve always been a fan of Mary Keen. Her Creating A Garden is one of my favorite books to drool–er–dream over in the winter. Now I see she has an online gardening column with the Telegraph called Cheat’s Guide. (Need to register unless you get it as an RSS feed.) “Knowing what you can get away with is my specialist subject,” she explains, “. . . These monthly columns will be a way of sharing that knowledge.” This month she suggests trimming your garden way back just before you leave on vacation, so it will be looking great when you get back. Not the usual take on gardening maintenance, but it makes a lot of sense, especially if you aren’t packing a suitcase for kids. (I don’t know about you, but who has time for last-minute garden maintenance when you’re trying to make sure everyone’s got matching socks for the trip?) I’m certainly looking forward to future columns.
About Kathy Purdy
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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Looks like this will be a great column. Thanks for the link!
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