Lawn Gone! GIVEAWAY and other perks from San Francisco Garden Bloggers Fling
July 11, 2013 Did you miss me? I’m back from nearly two weeks of fun Flinging with garden bloggers and sightseeing with my family in beautiful San Francisco, California. Since 2008, the Garden Bloggers Fling has been an annual tradition for me, a can’t-miss meet-up of garden bloggers from across ...
Virtual book tour for Indoor Plant Decor, plus a Bonsai Tool Set Giveaway
May 06, 2013 My friends Kylee Baumle (Our Little Acre) and Jenny Peterson (J Peterson Garden Design) have co-authored a brand-new book called Indoor Plant Decor: The Design Stylebook for Houseplants. To celebrate and help publicize its release, I’m participating in their cyber book party. And you know what a ...
Giveaway: The Drunken Botanist and seeds to grow your own cocktails
April 01, 2013Cocktail time!“Every great drink starts with a plant,” writes Amy Stewart in her new book The Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create the World’s Great Drinks. “If you’re a gardener, I hope this book inspires a cocktail party.” Stewart, a former Austinite, often writes about the intersection of ...
Winner of the LAWN GONE! pillow giveaway
March 11, 2013 What a party! After a fun week of anticipation over 7 alt-lawn-themed giveaways, the Lawn Gone! Book Party—which included personal stories of going lawnless, before-and-after pictures, and reviews of my book on the other participating blogs—is winding down. Huge thanks to Benjamin, Rebecca, Meems, Dee, Gen, and ...
Lawn Gone! Book Party and Giveaways!
March 04, 2013Lawn Gone!Have you been waiting for the book-release party to start here at Digging? Well, today’s the day! To celebrate the release of my new book, Lawn Gone! Low-Maintenance, Sustainable, Attractive Alternatives for Your Yard, you’re all invited to my Lawn Gone Book Party – with some very ...
Winner of Why Grow That giveaway
December 17, 2012 Big thanks to everyone who entered the giveaway for a copy of Andrew Keys’s new book, Why Grow That When You Can Grow This?. I randomly drew the winning number this morning, #45, and so the winner is Ken Dreger. Congratulations, Ken! I’ll send you an email ...
Why Grow That When You Can Grow This? review & giveaway
December 11, 2012Why Grow That…You can’t help but feel curious about a gardening book titled as provocatively as this one. Why Grow That When You Can Grow This? 255 Extraordinary Alternatives to Everyday Problem Plants is the work of Andrew Keys, a blogger at Garden Smackdown, the creator of Garden ...
Winner of The Great Outdoors Giveaway
October 28, 2012 Last week I posted about The Great Outdoors, one of my favorite Austin-area nurseries, as part of Support Your Independent Nursery Month, and I ran a giveaway for a $50 gift certificate donated by the good folks at TGO. Last night was the cutoff for entering, and ...
Support Your Independent Nursery: The Great Outdoors GIVEAWAY
October 22, 2012 Each week in October, which is Support Your Independent Nursery Month, I am featuring one of my favorite Austin-area nurseries here at Digging. To make things even more interesting, I’m also hosting a giveaway every week—one from each nursery! This week I’m shining a spotlight on The ...
Winner of the Hill Country Water Gardens & Nursery Giveaway
October 21, 2012 Last week I posted about Hill Country Water Gardens & Nursery, one of my favorite Austin-area nurseries, as part of Support Your Independent Nursery Month, and I ran a giveaway for a $50 gift certificate donated by the good folks at HCWG. Last night was the cutoff ...
Support Your Independent Nursery: Hill Country Water Gardens & Nursery GIVEAWAY
October 15, 2012 Each week in October, which is Support Your Independent Nursery Month, I am featuring one of my favorite Austin-area nurseries here at Digging. To make things even more interesting, I’m also hosting a giveaway every week—one from each nursery! This week I’m shining a spotlight on Hill ...
Winner of the Barton Springs Nursery Giveaway
October 14, 2012 Last week I posted about Barton Springs Nursery, one of my favorite Austin-area nurseries, as part of Support Your Independent Nursery Month, and I ran a giveaway for their Fall Power Pack, a package worth $125, donated by the good folks at BSN. Last night was the ...
Support Your Independent Nursery: Barton Springs Nursery GIVEAWAY
October 08, 2012 Each week in October, which is Support Your Independent Nursery Month, I am featuring one of my favorite Austin-area nurseries here at Digging. To make things even more interesting, I’m also hosting a giveaway every week—one from each nursery! This week I’m shining a spotlight on Barton ...
Support Your Independent Nursery: The Natural Gardener GIVEAWAY
October 01, 2012Buddha says, Support your local nurseries. Each week in October, which is Support Your Independent Nursery Month, I am featuring one of my favorite Austin-area nurseries here at Digging. To make things even more interesting, I’m also hosting a giveaway every week—one from each nursery! This week I’m ...
October is Support Your Independent Nursery Month, with giveaways!
September 29, 2012Support your local nurseries, y’all! Do you love your local nurseries? Do you love giveaways? Do you live in the Austin area? If so you’re in luck because October is Support Your Independent Nursery Month, and I’m partnering with four great Austin-area nurseries for giveaways throughout the month ...
The winners of the Barton Springs Nursery giveaways are…
October 27, 2011 Thank you to everyone who left a comment to be entered into my two giveaways from Barton Springs Nursery, my favorite nursery in Austin. Digging is one of eight Austin garden blogs paired with eight local nurseries participating in the Austin Nurseries Giveaway. It’s all part of ...
