Two Announcements: Vote and Listen!

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Hello, dear readers, I have two brief announcements to share with you.

Hear me on Heritage Network Radio

heritage radio network_orgThis Monday, January 26, 2015, at 3pm, I’ll be speaking with Carmen DeVito and Alice Marcus Krieg on the latest segment of their We Dig Plants! podcast. Update: The podcast has been rescheduled for March 2nd. It will stream live at 3 pm or you can listen to it later at your convenience. Hope you’ll lend me your ear and tell your friends, too!

Garden Bloggers Conference Hall of Fame Awards

GBC-15 HOF-bannerI’ve been nominated for Best Writing on a Garden Blog in the Hall of Fame created by the organizers of the Garden Bloggers Conference. The winners, and runner ups, will be determined through a combination of ratings by a panel of judges and a public vote. You are the public, so hop on over to the ballot page and vote! One vote per person, thanks. Deadline is Friday, February 6th. Do your friends read garden blogs? They can vote, too–send them the link!

About the Author

Kathy Purdy is a colchicum evangelist, converting unsuspecting gardeners into colchicophiles. She gardens in rural upstate NY, which used to be USDA Hardiness Zone 4 but is now Zone 5. Kathy’s been writing since 4th grade, gardening since high school, and blogging since 2002. Find her on Instagram as kopurdy.

In its own way, frost may be one of the most beautiful things to happen in your garden all year . . . Don’t miss it. Like all true beauty, it is fleeting. It will grace your garden for but a short while this morning. . . . For this moment, embrace frost as the beautiful gift that it is.

~Philip Harnden in A Gardener’s Guide to Frost: Outwit the Weather and Extend the Spring and Fall Seasons

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Alana January 26, 2015, 9:52 pm

Another vote for you, Kathy. Hope you win!

Kathy Purdy January 26, 2015, 10:21 pm

Thank you, Alana!

Frank January 24, 2015, 9:34 pm

Congratulations on the nomination! My vote is in 🙂