My sister gave me two dahlia tubers in March. I left them carelessly banging around the kitchen for a couple of weeks, and noticed they had tiny little sprouts showing.
So I planted them in shallow pots. And they are doing great, as you can see. Only problem is, they are frost tender and I dare […]
Entries from April 2008
Potted dahlias–what now?
April 29th, 2008 by Kathy Purdy · 9 Comments
Categories: Plant info
Keywords: No tags yet
Birdbaths at the Ithaca Agway
April 28th, 2008 by Kathy Purdy · 7 Comments
On April 19th I met my sister in Ithaca, NY. She is a graduate of Cornell University, and has made many visits since then. We were going to the ACNARGS meeting in the afternoon, but first she wanted to show me a few of her favorite places.
One of the places she wanted to take me […]
Categories: Wishlist · Hardscaping and Projects
Keywords: central NY · cny · garden ornament · Ithaca · upstate ny
Cold Climate Gardening garners a Mouse and Trowel nomination
April 26th, 2008 by Kathy Purdy · 6 Comments
Thank you for nominating this blog for Best Garden Blog Design. I’ve put a lot of thought and hours into the design, and I’m pleased that you appreciate my efforts.
According to the Mouse & Trowel website, “the Mouse & Trowel Awards were created by freelance writer and garden blogger Colleen Vanderlinden to honor and reward […]
Categories: About this site · Blogging Art and Practice
Keywords: blog awards · web design
A Way to Garden: The Book Becomes a Blog
April 20th, 2008 by Kathy Purdy · 12 Comments
I am sure I first read A Way to Garden: A Hands-On Primer for Every Season in 1998, the year it was published. I may have been the first person to pull it off the library book shelf and take it home. It had everything I ever want in a garden book: great photos that […]
Categories: Book reviews · Recommended Links
Keywords: garden writers · margaret roach · upstate ny
Spring Fling: The places
April 16th, 2008 by Kathy Purdy · 20 Comments
In a previous post, I told you a little about the people I met at Spring Fling, the first national meet-up of garden bloggers, held in Austin, Texas on April 5th. Here are photos of some of the places we visited, along with my thoughts and observations. (Click on any photo for a larger version.)
Zanthan […]
Categories: Events
Keywords: garden design · garden events · garden tours · spring fling
Small Gifts: Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day April 2008
April 15th, 2008 by Kathy Purdy · 18 Comments
The Crocus Bank is looking glorious (click any photo to enlarge it):
But I was pleasantly surprised to see this wee thing:
Categories: Miscellaneous
Keywords: bloom dates · bloom records · corydalis · crocuses · galanthus · scilla · snowdrops · squills
Scenes from snowdrop heaven
April 12th, 2008 by Kathy Purdy · 5 Comments
Photo of Temple Nursery snowdrop courtesy Craig Cramer. All rights reserved.
True to his word, Craig of Ellis Hollow did indeed visit the Temple Nursery on Open Garden Day, and took pictures. If you haven’t stopped over to read his account and get a glimpse of the variety possible within the genus Galanthus, now would be […]
Categories: Events · Snowdrops
Keywords: garden tours · snowdrop · snowdrops
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