Winter gardening, Digging in the news, and a Merry Christmas!
Is Santa a winter gardener? Often he carries a fir tree over his shoulder instead of a sack of toys.
M. Sinclair Stevens, Tom Spencer, and I were interviewed for an article on winter gardening published today in the Austin American-Statesman . Check it out while you can; Statesman links never seem to last very long. My thanks to writer Clayton Stromberger for his interest.
If you are a new reader who found Digging via the article, welcome! I hope you’ll take a look around and let me know if you find any useful information or photos to brighten your day. I’m always happy to hear from readers. Through Digging I wish to share my enthusiasm about gardening, offer glimpses into my own garden, and provide helpful information about gardening here in Austin.
For the next few days, I’ll be enjoying visits from extended family. So I wish you a very merry Christmas, and I’ll see you again after Santa’s big day.
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Pam, I like your Santas. I like the article about your blog etc. I bet you get more traffic
from this article. You do give such good advice and have wonderful ideas. Even though I am in
a colder zone I just love reading your blog. Sometimes I have agave envy or like right now a
little bit of weather envy. 🙂
Thanks for your nice words, Lisa. I really appreciate it! —Pam
Austin seems to have such a comfortable relationship with its bloggers. I don’t think my local newspaper even knows I exist. Did one of you bloggers contact the newspaper the first time, or did the newspaper find you?
The first time I read about a garden blogger in the paper was a couple of years ago. MSS was profiled along with other gardeners who keep journals. Later I noticed that her blog was being syndicated online through the Statesman (she’ll correct me if I’m wrong about this, I hope). Last spring, I approached the garden editor about writing a story about Austin’s numerous garden bloggers, and it ended up running on the first page of the Lifestyle section, which actually got noticed by a few of my non-blogging friends. As for Tom Spencer, everyone in town knows him because he hosts several shows, gardening and otherwise, on our local PBS station.
Not that you need validation from your local paper because you’re doing so great already, Kathy, but if you offer to write an article or two on gardening for them, you’ll be on the radar afterward. —Pam
Cool article, Pam. Your quotes were excellent. Congrats. Love the Santas. Your pictures are always nice. Merry Christmas.
Thank you, Dee. Merry Christmas to you too! —Pam
It looks very Christmassy at your house Pam! Love your tree and all those pretty decorations, especially the 12 Days of Christmas embroidery..just beautiful! Your blog has given me much joy during the past year. Thanks for all the wonderful photos and for a very interesting peek at life in your corner of the world.
Good work with Blogger too! I’m glad they listened.
Wishing you and your family a very merry Christmas and a blessed 2008!
xoxo
Thanks, Kerri. And I’ve enjoyed your comments through the year too. Have a wonderful holiday. —Pam
Merry Christmas, Pam! I hope you have an absolutely wonderful holiday!
~Angela 🙂
Thank you, Angela. The same to you! —Pam
have a great christmas
Thanks, Bill. You too. —Pam