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 excellence in online gardening. Awards for a variety of blog and website categories, as well as podcasting awards, are awarded every May after nomination and voting phases.”
You don’t have to be a garden blogger to vote. You don’t have to blog at all to vote. But really, you should check out the blogs before you vote, if you’re not familiar with them.
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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Grats! A nomination well earned.
Twitter: @Annieinaustin
Congratulations, Kathy! I may use a template out of the box, but have some sense of the work involved from hanging out with you and MSS.
You have a lovely blog.
Annie at the Transplantable Rose
Twitter: @clayanlimestone
Fabulous news Kathy, I love your site!
Gail
You go, girl!
Twitter: @ZanthanGardens
Congrats on your Mouse & Trowel. You have one of the best designs in garden blogging. I’m not always sure that people who use templates “out of the box” understand the level of customization and thoughtful design that goes into creating a site like yours. But your nomination proves they do. You have my vote.
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