"Test your knowledge of books set in, or inspired by, gardens. All the books are listed on the EnCompass database, so you could do a bit of clever searching to find the answers!" I only knew one answer without searching the database. I hadn't even heard of most of the authors or titles. How about [...]
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North Hill Gardens finally has a website
October 30, 2007 – Posted in: Recommended LinksIt's about time! Wayne Winterrowd and Joe Eck, co-authors of A Year at North Hill : Four Seasons in a Vermont Garden and Living Seasonally: The Kitchen Garden and the Table at North Hill, and individually the authors of several more books and numerous magazine articles, finally have a website showcasing their wonderful garden, North [...]
A blog that makes fungi fun?
October 24, 2007 – Posted in: Recommended LinksBelieve it. Thanks to a tip from Ellis Hollow, I've just discovered the Cornell Mushroom Blog. Although a group effort, it appears to be masterminded by Kathie Hodge, assistant professor of mycology. To give you a sample of their subtle humor, here's an excerpt from their about page: Fungi get a lot of bad press. [...]
The Occasional Gardener: A Beautiful Blog
August 29, 2007 – Posted in: Recommended LinksI recently added The Occasional Gardener to my garden blog directory, and I have to say it is one of the most aesthetically pleasing blogs I have seen in a long time.
The Weather Watching Gardener
July 25, 2007 – Posted in: Recommended Links, WeatherMost gardeners don't start out as weather geeks, but I think most end up that way. The fate of one's plants is just too tied up with the weather. Garden chores will be different depending on the weather. And while golfers and swimmers rejoice at yet another hot, sunny day, we gardeners know another sunny [...]
Northern Gardener Magazine praises Cold Climate Gardening
April 13, 2007 – Posted in: About this site, Recommended LinksLook at the hardiness map for Minnesota and you will see that the whole state is in zone 4 or colder. The Minnesota State Horticultural Society, which publishes Northern Gardener Magazine, is devoted to helping northern gardeners. If you join the society, besides the magazine you will get borrowing privileges at the society's library (they [...]
Did my plant die over the winter?
March 20, 2007 – Posted in: FAQ, Recommended LinksThat is the question--sorry, Hamlet. And White Flower Farm has some help with the answer: an article on Plants Slow to Break Dormancy. They have a lot of other articles in the Newsletter section of their Garden Help.
Value Seeds, or Pinch Me, I Must Be Dreaming
February 16, 2007 – Posted in: Recommended Links, Seeds and Seed StartingThanks to an eclectic garden, I learned about Value Seeds. This reminds me of Edward Hamilton Books, my favorite place to shop for gardening books. Someone else's castoffs, but still good quality, one price for shipping no matter how much you buy, get-it-before-it's-gone selection, and very low prices. I haven't ordered from them myself, but [...]
Notes From Zone 4: Garden Blog Pioneer Found
February 11, 2007 – Posted in: Recommended LinksIn my series on Garden Blog Pioneers, I reported in the final part that Notes From Zone 4 was MIA. Well, they're back. If you ever had doubts that a cold climate garden could look good, take one look at their banner image and doubt no more. Then, appetite whetted, browse through their gallery. A [...]
Horticulture Magazine jumps on the blogging bandwagon
February 1, 2007 – Posted in: Blogging Art and Practice, Recommended LinksHorticulture Magazine has jumped on the blogging bandwagon. Managing Editor Meghan Lynch and Executive Editor Sara Begg are both giving it a whirl. At the moment, though, you can't get to them from the website's main page. How dumb is that? The only reason I even found them is because I subscribe to the email [...]
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