Still More Garden Tweeters

by Kathy Purdy on December 17, 2008 · 5 comments

in Blogging Art and Practice

Even as I was writing my first post about garden twitterers (aka tweeters), I was discovering new ones and agonizing about the ones I didn’t include. So here are some more. Plus, at the end, more hints about finding more on your own.

Twitter Groups

That’s it. I’m done making lists. If you are interested in following still more gardeners, join a Twitter Group. Once you have joined a group, it is easy to find and follow more members in the group. I know of three started about gardening: Greenthumbs, Gardens of the World, and Green Twitters.

About

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

There is of course no such thing as a green thumb. Gardening is a vocation like any other--a calling, if you like, but not a gift from heaven. One acquires the necessary skills and knowledge to do it successfully, or one doesn't.
Eleanor Perenyi

{ 5 comments… read them below or add one }

Angela (In the Cottage Garden) January 4, 2009 at 3:58 am

Oh, Kathy, thank you so much for including me on your list (Cottage Magpie!). As it turns out, I just decided to spin-off my gardening life into it’s own blog (In the Cottage Garden), and I’m Twittering in a separate account as well, twitter.com/cottagemagpie — sorry for the trouble! :-)
~Angela :-)

Reply

Kathy Purdy January 4, 2009 at 11:06 am

Angela, I tried to include everyone gardening-related I was following at the time. I’m sure people will find your new gardening tweet when they look at your other profile. I decided to make my one Twitter account more inclusive and not just related to gardening. Thanks for stopping by and commenting, I hope you’ll comment again.

Reply

kate December 31, 2008 at 10:49 pm

Twitter: @katesmudges

Wow! You must have included every garden-related twitter person in your lists! I don’t do enough on twitter … but I quite enjoy it when I do.
There seem to be new people every day …

Reply

ilona December 27, 2008 at 10:20 pm

Twitter: @truegrit

Thanks so much for including me ( truegrit). Any garden blogger who wants to request to follow I’d love to add.

So Kathy, have you tried any of the garden groups? I haven’t, yet. Twitter is definitely something to learn more of in the coming year. There are many social groups , but the ones that will make a difference is going to be key.

Twitter is quickly rising to the top of online usefulness in connecting for beneficial info.

{love you Mr. BrownThumb} keep on keepin’ on :)

Reply

MrBrownThumb December 23, 2008 at 12:48 am

Thanks for including me in the list. I don’t tweet that often as most others. I like to use it as a mini blog on my garden blog.

Reply

Leave a Comment

CommentLuv badge

Subscribe without commenting

Previous post:

Next post: