December 2010

Fresh Cut Flowers Delivered for Christmas

December 20, 2010

Readers of this blog know I am ambivalent about buying cut flowers. On the one hand, you’re paying money for something that won’t last. On the other hand, they are psychologically beneficial and can last pretty long for what you pay for them. So, when I was contacted over a week ago by someone from [...]

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Heroic Hellebores and Heucheras: Garden Bloggers Bloom Day December 2010

December 15, 2010

This past weekend we had a thaw, temps above freezing and enough rain to wash the several inches of snow that had been on the ground. Since then we’ve gotten more snow, but that thaw is how I know that the two hellebores that I reported blooming for November’s GBBD are still blooming.

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Dirt Couture Has What This Gardener Wants for Christmas

December 13, 2010

Way back in October Cindy McNatt of Dirt Couture emailed me requesting a mention in my “holiday lineup.” I had already seen some of their silver spoons fashioned into plant markers, which were a little pricey for me, but were unique, so I decided to take a look. There was a badge up at the [...]

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A Visit to Garden Shoes Online

December 12, 2010

As I mentioned on Tuesday, this past Friday I visited the Gearcor.com facility with bloggers Donalyn, Jenn, Nicki, and Teresa, who is an employee of Gearcor. Carol Yeager is the driving force behind Gearcor, which started out on her dining room table as Muck Boots Online, and has grown to encompass Rain Boots Online, Snow [...]

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Muck Boots Daily Garden Shoe from GardenShoesOnline

December 7, 2010

A little over a year ago, I decided to check out GardenShoesOnline.com, because they had helped to sponsor the Chicago Spring Fling, a garden blogger meet-up. Their website was a bit different back then, but I noticed in the fine print that this company was located about twenty-five minutes away. Even better, they had a [...]

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PlantCam Review and Giveaway

December 4, 2010

Okay, I’ll admit it: the first time I came across the TimeLapse PlantCam, I thought it was a gimmick. But this past September, when I attended the Garden Writers Association annual symposium, a thought struck me as I passed the PlantCam booth at the trade show. I asked the woman at the booth: “Could you [...]

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How to Grow a School Garden: Book Review

December 3, 2010

Last year, I started a garden at our school in a small town in Northern New York as part of a program out of Cooperative Extension. I was nominated to lead a 4-H group at a meeting I didn’t attend. I consider myself an enthusiastic and somewhat knowledgeable gardener. A leader of small children? I [...]

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