Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day June 2011

Welcome once again to Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day, where garden bloggers around the world share the flowers they’re enjoying in their own gardens. You’ll have to forgive my pictures for this month. By the time I was able to take photos, the sky was dark and overcast, so I hurried through the garden a bit quickly. You’ll also have to forgive the complete lack of identification of all blooms. I can name some of the flowers and not others, and...

Using the CobraHead Long Handle as a Scuffle Hoe

Noel and I decided to seize upon the nice weather we had today and shoot a few short videos in the garden. Here, he’s demonstrating how the CobraHead Long Handle® can be used as a scuffling hoe. Please enjoy! We plan to post more videos as the summer progresses. Please let us know if there’s something you like to see from us!

Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day May 2011

Well it’s Bloom Day again, and I’m ashamed to admit that it’s been a rather long time since I last put up a Bloom Day post. Even longer still since I’ve posted about my own garden. It’s not that I have a shortage of flowers during the “warm” months (I put warm in quotes because it’s currently in the 50s and rainy here), I just usually tend to forget to take pictures of them. But not today! For your viewing enjoyment...

Announcing the Young Gardeners Contest Winners!

You may remember that last month we announced an essay contest in which participants were asked to write about a young gardener.  Today we are pleased to announce the winning entry was written by Sharon Reed.  Sharon chose to write about her nine-year-old grandson, Fisher.  Here is her letter and a picture of one of Fisher’s favorite places in the garden. I am a Master Gardener and provide advice to many gardeners in the community, but the most important...

Tell Us About a New Gardener and Win Great Prizes!

Do you know a young gardener who you would like to help succeed? We would love to know more about them!  Tell us about a young or new gardener in your life, and you could win great prizes for that gardener and yourself! The Contest: Let us know about a new gardener that you want to help out.  Write three paragraphs or more telling us about them, their challenges as a new gardener, and why you want to help them succeed.  This gardener can be anyone from a young...

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