Most people living in a cold climate would probably tell you it isn't the cold that bothers them as much as the endless succession of dreary, cloudy days. (Heck, even people in the balmy Pacific Northwest complain about how dark it is in winter!) Well, today it was sunny for a change, so I went [...]
Miscellaneous
Second Annual Garden Party at The Sagamore Resort
August 30, 2010 – Posted in: MiscellaneousJoin Gordon Hayward, Ethne Clarke, Kerry Ann Mendez and Paula (the four-star resort's head floral arranger) for a fun packed gardening event on Friday evening, October 15 and Saturday, October 16, 2010. Day-only and special overnight packages available. For more about all of the lectures and workshops, visit the Perennially Yours web page at www.pyours.com/gardenclasses.html [...]
Adrian Bloom Presents: Expert Plant Choices and Dramatic Combinations for Stunning Year-Round Gardens.
August 30, 2010 – Posted in: MiscellaneousSaturday, September 25 at Glen Sanders Mansion in Scotia, NY. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. The program runs from 9:00 a.m. - Noon. Adrian Bloom is a world-famous garden designer, plantsman, author, lecturer and chairman of Blooms Nursery, Ltd located in England. Adrian will present two talks and have a book signing. $45 per person [...]
Winner of the Botanical Interests Seed Collection Giveaway
January 18, 2010 – Posted in: MiscellaneousJohn Deal is the winner, chosen randomly by the random number generator. Thank you to everyone for participating! Botanical Interests will be holding other giveaways later on this year, so you will have other chances to win.
Plants vs. Zombies: Game Review
December 8, 2009 – Posted in: MiscellaneousPopCap Games sent me a copy of their Plants vs. Zombies computer game. My 12-year-old son agreed to review the game. This is a compilation of his responses to my questions. Plants vs. Zombies is a defense type game. You are defending your house from the Zombies. It starts out easy but gets harder later [...]
Why I Garden
November 24, 2009 – Posted in: MiscellaneousWhy do I garden? Why does an artist paint? Why does a pianist spend days practicing for an hour long concert? The truth is, I don't know why I garden. I don't know why I have an affinity for plants, a need to see them thrive, a hungering for their beauty. As a child, I [...]
Adenophora and Its Evil Twin Revisited
November 17, 2009 – Posted in: MiscellaneousA while back I wrote an essay for Horticulture detailing my attempt to figure out the difference between ladybells and creeping bellflower, and I wrote up a blog post with additional information. Anne Larson, the Des Moines Gardening Examiner, has tracked down more information about these two plants, including how to determine if you really [...]
Ethel Garden Gloves Winner Announced
July 4, 2009 – Posted in: MiscellaneousAlina is the winner of the garden gloves. Her comment number was picked by the random number generator. Thank you to all commenters for participating. I hope you'll come back again!
Home Depot Gift Card winner
May 20, 2009 – Posted in: MiscellaneousThe Home Depot $100 Gift Card giveaway ended yesterday. Time to pick the winner. Out of 35 qualifying comments (two were my replies), the random number generator picked number 7, which was Suzanne Offner. Congratulations, Suzanne, and good luck building those raised beds! Thank you to Home Depot for making this giveaway possible.
Check out Home Depot’s Garden Club–you may win a $100 Home Depot gift card
May 16, 2009 – Posted in: MiscellaneousHome Depot wants you to check out their garden club, and they're offering a $100 gift card to one Cold Climate Gardening reader as an incentive to go take a look. I had registered with their garden club a long time ago, but hadn't been back in quite a while, and they've added a lot [...]
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