If you’re one of those folks who’d like to garden but can’t allocate a large amount of time to doing it, I’ve got some good news for you. Even if you garden in 30 minute chunks, you can still get a lot done and receive some unexpected benefits. 10 Tips For Gardening in 30 Minutes[...]
Picture This Winners- Best of 2014
And the winner is …. Gardening Gone Wild, because we get to host this bit of fun and bring all these photos together. The loser is me for being forced to limit the winners. But I expected that, I have judged enough of these to know it is a tough call, and know most of[...]
Succulents for Dummies
When Designing with Succulents came out in 2007, I proudly showed it to my son, to whom the book is dedicated. He said all the right things…nice layout, great photos…and then casually asked, “But why so many Latin names? Why not use the plants’ common names? They’re a lot easier to remember.” Well for one[...]
Picture This – Photo Deadline Approaching
For all you garden bloggers who are waiting until the last minute to enter our photo contest, now is the last minute. First prize is my new eBook: As announced in my last post we are reviving the Picture This contest and the theme is Best of 2014. Go through any photos from last year,[...]
Show your Love with Local: 5 ways to survive Valentine’s Day floral insanity
“I’m delighted to introduce my colleague and friend, Debra Prinzing, as a Guest Contributor. Debra is the force behind educating American consumers about the importance of purchasing cut flowers from American flower growers. Through her Slow Flowers directory and pod cast, she is helping American flower growers survive and thrive, while at the same time,[...]