For the past several days I've been visiting gardens in and around Quebec City in Canada as part of the Garden Writers Association annual symposium. According to this map, the warmest parts of Quebec are USDA Zone 3. I'm not sure I believe that, as many of the plants I've seen in gardens here are [...]
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Colchicum Design Ideas from Montrose Gardens
October 10, 2009 – Posted in: ColchicumsMany gardeners complain that it is difficult to place colchicums in the garden because of their unusual growing cycle, in which their leaves grow in the spring, die down in the summer, and then the flowers emerge in the fall. The colchicum bed at Montrose Gardens in Hillsborough, North Carolina, pictured above, contained many colchicum [...]
GWA in Raleigh: The Movie(s)
October 3, 2009 – Posted in: EventsOne noticeable difference between this Garden Writers Association Symposium and the one I attended in 2007 was the increased presence of video recording. Not just the movie function on the ubiquitous digital camera, but more sophisticated set-ups were also used. Here's a sampling of what's been posted on the web: I just happened to be [...]
The 2009 GWA Symposium in Raleigh, NC: A Yankee’s Waking Dream
October 2, 2009 – Posted in: Flowers on the Brain, Plant infoI don't travel much. As a matter of fact, all the flying I've done in my adult life has been because of blogging, and all my flights have been to much warmer climates than my own. Every time I've left my home turf, I've found the experience a little unreal. Unmoored from my usual routine, [...]
Here, but not here
September 25, 2009 – Posted in: EventsI'm living in an alternate reality called the Garden Writers Association Annual Symposium in Raleigh, NC. I get up and get on a bus and am transported to an alien world where the plants are, well, different. I've only got my netbook and my photo editing tools are lame, so more when I get home. [...]
How New Media is Impacting the Future of Gardening
January 3, 2008 – Posted in: MiscellaneousOne nice thing about the GWA Symposium is that most of the meals are donated by various member businesses. But we all know there's no such thing as a free lunch, or a free breakfast, for that matter, so you probably already guessed that the business that pays for breakfast thereby procures the opportunity to [...]
The Garden Blog Presentation at the GWA Symposium
December 24, 2007 – Posted in: Blogging Art and PracticeFor those of you just joining us, this past fall I spent a week traveling to visit friends in Austin and to attend the Garden Writers Association symposium in Oklahoma City, where I agreed to be part of a team presenting on garden blogs. My original intention was to chronicle my entire trip from airport [...]
The First Day of the GWA Symposium
November 5, 2007 – Posted in: MiscellaneousAustin to OKC While it was great to visit my friend Cynthia and the Austin bloggers, that was only an extra benefit to my trip. The Garden Writers Association symposium, my primary reason for traveling, was still ahead of me. Cynthia drove me to the airport very early on Friday morning, where I managed to [...]
Back from the Garden Writers symposium
October 3, 2007 – Posted in: MiscellaneousYes, I'm back from Austin and Oklahoma, busy catching up on my life and thinking about all the people I met, gardens I visited, and things I learned. I received a lot of favorable comments about my presentation and even a few requests to help people for hire--blog coaching. But I really think my fellow [...]
On my way to see garden bloggers and garden writers
September 26, 2007 – Posted in: MiscellaneousBy the time you read this, I will be on the first leg of my Great Adventure. This evening, Lord willing, I will be picked up by a good friend at the Austin airport, who will accompany me tomorrow to the gardens of three Austin garden bloggers: Pam, MS Stevens, and Annie. Friday I'll be [...]
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