A trip to Cold Climate Gardening

By Kathy Purdy October 4, 2008 – Posted in: About this site
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The traveling bride of Slaterville Springs recently made a trip to Cold Climate Gardening (aka Purdyville) and reports on all she saw.

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About the Author

Kathy Purdy is a colchicum evangelist, converting unsuspecting gardeners into colchicophiles. She would be delighted to speak to your group about colchicums or other gardening topics. Kathy’s been writing since 4th grade, gardening since high school, and blogging since 2002.

What differentiates a bulb from a perennial plant is that the nourishment for the flower is stored within the bulb itself.…There is something miraculous about the way that a little grenade of dried up tissue can explode into a complete flower.

~Monty Don in The Complete Gardener pp. 142

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Gail October 9, 2008, 8:55 am

Hi Kathy, a very nice read and the blooms are spectacular. Gail

Lynn October 6, 2008, 1:36 pm

Aww, thanks, Kathy 🙂 ~ Lynn

Dee/reddirtramblings October 5, 2008, 2:55 pm

Nice write up on your garden and all it contains. I liked how she wrote about two of your lovely daughters. I would like to visit and meet all of your family someday~~Dee

debra October 5, 2008, 11:29 am

you’re inspiring another young (or at least new) gardener in the spirit of sharing beloved plants. I’ve heard them called “passalong plants,” and you’re passing along your knowledge and passion, as always! deb

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