Perhaps you read The Secret Garden as a child, and remember this cover? Or maybe you just know that Tasha Tudor lives in Vermont and has a gorgeous garden, chronicled by Tovah Martin and photographed by Richard Brown? (Joe Eck of North Hill helped her with part of that garden; it's in the June 1989 [...]
February 2008
In Paradise: Judy Miller’s new blog
February 26, 2008 – Posted in: Recommended LinksJudy Miller, owner of Paradise Gardens Rare Plant Nursery and occasional contributor to this blog, has started one of her own: In Paradise. If you've enjoyed her writing here, or if you garden in the mountainous west of North America, you'll want to check it out.
Promote your blog with Moo mini cards
February 26, 2008 – Posted in: Blogging Art and PracticeI just wrote a post for the Garden Bloggers Spring Fling suggesting that all attendees have some kind of card to trade at the meet-up. Moo mini cards are my hands-down favorite, but the price is kind of high.These cards are a great way to promote your blog Even if you're not going to the [...]
Getting Past the Hype: Is the Enki Watering System worth the money?
February 24, 2008 – Posted in: Miscellaneous, Tools and EquipmentI like to try out new gardening gadgets and techniques as soon as they come out, but despite my best efforts I’m frequently blindsided by something new that I haven’t researched. Such is the case with your intrepid blogger, Kathy, who caught me without a quick answer to her question about Enki, that electric watering-can [...]
Congratulations, Dee!
February 23, 2008 – Posted in: MiscellaneousAs I said when I announced the free book, one of the commenters would be chosen randomly to receive a copy of The Truth About Garden Remedies. I took a page from Pioneer Woman's book and used the generator at random.org. to pick the winning comment. All the comments are numbered as they are received, [...]
Plants grow under the snow
February 20, 2008 – Posted in: Weather, What's up/bloomingA couple of days ago, Mr. McGregor's Daughter was speculating that my snowdrops might be blooming under the snow. I was pretty sure they weren't, but I took advantage of Monday's thaw to confirm my suspicions (photo above). There were quite a few more patches of snowdrops visible now, but none are near blooming yet. [...]
Garden Remedies: What’s the Appeal? (Tell us and win a free book)
February 19, 2008 – Posted in: MeditationsAfter reading about some of these so-called remedies in Jeff Gillman's first book, The Truth About Garden Remedies: What Works, What Doesn't, and Why, it's gotten me wondering what it is that makes gardeners try them in the first place. Here are some of my thoughts; see if you can add to them. Fear of [...]
The Truth About Garden Remedies: Book Review
February 18, 2008 – Posted in: Book reviewsTimber Press invited me to be one of the stops on Jeff Gillman's blog tour. Jeff is "traveling" around the country, promoting his two books, The Truth About Garden Remedies: What Works, What Doesn't, and Why and The Truth About Organic Gardening: Benefits, Drawbacks, and the Bottom Line, from the comfort of his office computer. [...]
Hello, Rochester, and welcome!
February 17, 2008 – Posted in: About this siteJane Milliman in "Put down the shovel and blog" had some nice things to say about this website. Rochester is a garden loving city and I am happy to welcome its residents to my little corner of the internet. You can browse through the blog by date, category, or tag (some of the bigger categories [...]
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day: February 2008
February 15, 2008 – Posted in: MiscellaneousThere are snowdrops under this snow Some of you, I am sure, thought I was being overly pessimistic when I said the snowdrops sprouting in January wouldn't be blooming in a month. As you can see above, my assessment of how things would go was pretty accurate. As a matter of fact, at this point [...]
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