Kicking off Madison Fling: People, badgers, barns, and a bountiful rooftop garden
In June I joined 50 bloggers and Instagrammers in Madison, WI, for the Garden Bloggers Fling. The event kicked off on a rooftop garden with a view.… Read More
Bloggers, let’s go to Madison Garden Bloggers Fling
January 15, 2020Garden bloggers, mark your calendars for June 18-21, and join me in beautiful Madison, Wisconsin, for the 13th annual Garden Bloggers Fling. Three days of garden tours include diverse private gardens — prairie gardens, an Asian-style garden by … Read More
On podcast Cultivating Place, talking about Garden Bloggers Fling and finding community
Garden bloggers have been meeting up and touring gardens with Garden Bloggers Fling for more than a decade. Today I’m interviewed along with Judy Seaborn, organizer of this year’s Fling in Denver, by Jennifer Jewell on the podcast Cultivating Place about what the Fling means to those of us who attend, how it got started, what’s planned for Denver, and more! It’s all about growing community, which for most gardeners is as rewarding as growing plants.… Read More
Bloggers, let’s tour mile-high gardens at Denver Garden Bloggers Fling
January 18, 2019Garden Bloggers Fling, the annual meetup and 3-1/2-day garden tour for garden bloggers, will be hosted a mile above sea level this summer in exciting Denver, Colorado! The tour dates are June 13-16, and registration opened today. Because … Read More
Bloggers soaked up Austin at Garden Bloggers Fling
May 11, 2018 For 11 years I’ve traveled to cities around North America to attend Garden Bloggers Fling, and I’ve helped organize two Flings held in Austin — in 2008 and again last weekend. Normally I take hundreds of pictures … Read More
Got a cool gardening business? Austin Garden Bloggers Fling wants to partner with you!
October 17, 2017 Do you own or do marketing for a garden-related business? Would you like for garden bloggers — i.e., social media influencers — from across the U.S., Canada, and beyond to know about your products? I’m on the … Read More
Lovely Lancaster Ave gardens at Buffalo Garden Bloggers Fling
July 19, 2010 Playful wall decor in a Lancaster Avenue garden Wrapping up my series about Garden Bloggers Buffa10, I’ve saved some of the best gardens for last, as did our hosts in arranging access to the remarkable Lancaster Avenue … Read More
High tea in the garden of Mike and Kathy Shadrack: Buffalo Garden Bloggers Fling
July 16, 2010 Two buses carrying the garden bloggers of Buffa10 jounced slowly down a long, skinny driveway in the woods near Hamburg, New York, to deliver us to the creekside glen that is Kathy and Mike Shadrack‘s garden. A … Read More
Buffalo’s charming Cottage Garden District: Buffalo Garden Bloggers Fling
July 14, 2010 Exuberantly planted front-yard gardens, colorful window boxes, lush container plantings, shady nooks, garden art, and Crayola-hued houses make the Cottage District in Buffalo, New York, a delight to explore. It’s one of the most popular neighborhoods to … Read More
Buffalo Garden Bloggers Fling: First day impressions
July 13, 2010 Sweet-smelling, freckled lilies. Crimson bee balm as tall as myself. Soft-textured lawn grass spangled with white clover, so different from Austin’s coarse, shaggy St. Augustine and so much more inviting. Tall, brick Victorian homes standing shoulder-to-shoulder on … Read More