This past September, Stuart Robinson of Gardening Tips ‘n’ Ideas interviewed several garden bloggers to find out what got them started. Just in case you are as far behind in your reading as I am, the intro is here, and you can easily follow the links at the top of each post to find the rest. Since I am a nosy–er, curious, person, I was very glad to learn a bit more about some of my favorite writers, and to be introduced to a few I didn’t know.
And I think Stuart was a smart cookie to find a way to keep his blog going during his vacation by promoting a sense of community among garden bloggers. Kudos!
About the Author
Kathy Purdy is a colchicum evangelist, converting unsuspecting gardeners into colchicophiles. She would be delighted to speak to your group about colchicums or other gardening topics. Kathy’s been writing since 4th grade, gardening since high school, and blogging since 2002.
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
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A Gardener’s Guide to Frost: Outwit the Weather and Extend the Spring and Fall Seasons
Shucks ladies!! What lovely things to say.
I too enjoyed your series on the “Pioneering Bloggers”, Kathy. It was great to read of those who have forged a little of the gardening blogosphere that we can all enjoy and to hear a little of the history of some of these esteemed gardeners and bloggers.
Kudos back at ya.
Stuart is lots of fun. He does some interesting things with his blog. Never a dull moment! I too thought it was neat to learn more about some fellow gardeners.