9 years of Digging
February 11, 2015Anole on agave, one of my favorite garden photosThis Valentine’s Day will mark Digging’s 9th blogiversary, the day I first clicked Publish with an enthusiasm that hasn’t dimmed in nearly a decade of regular postings. That day in February 2006 I joined a small but fast-growing community of ...
What kind of gardening do YOU block on social media?
January 02, 2015 I bet we all do it without even thinking about it. But it wasn’t until I read Elizabeth Licata’s post on Garden Rant this week, “2015: the year of the do-nothing garden,” that I’d heard it voiced so baldly. She was vowing to take it easier in ...
Heather’s Xericstyle garden in San Antonio
October 27, 2014 Last week I roadtripped south with a few friends to see the gardens of our San Antonio blogger friends, Heather Ginsburg of Xericstyle and Shirley Fox of Rock-Oak-Deer, plus Shirley’s neighbor and gardening friend Melody. I posted about Shirley’s garden here. Today I’ll show you Heather’s garden ...
My blog gets a refresh and clean new header
September 06, 2014 Two years ago I completely redesigned my blog with the help of a web designer. It doesn’t seem that long ago, but lately I’d wanted to clean house again and toss a few metaphorical lace doilies and fringed lampshades that slipped through last time. So I started ...
Portland Japanese Garden: Portland Garden Bloggers Fling
July 25, 2014 The second day of the 7th annual Garden Bloggers Fling, held in Portland in mid-July, began in the renowned Portland Japanese Garden, often described as the most authentic of its kind outside of Japan. I had visited a few days earlier with my husband on a hot, ...
Gardens are for people, so put people in your garden photos
July 06, 2014 I’m heading to Portland, Oregon, soon for the 7th annual Garden Bloggers Fling and look forward to touring public and private gardens with 80 or so fellow bloggers. The only downside of touring with bloggers is that we all get in each other’s shots as we snap ...
Read This: A summer round-up of gardening books
July 03, 2014Now that the early summer frenzy of planting, weeding, and watering new plants is behind us and sultry midsummer is here, it’s the perfect time to kick back with a glass of iced tea and a stack of gardening books. I recently read three books authored by friends ...
Sneak peek: Inside Austin Gardens Tour 2014, coming May 3rd
April 24, 2014 Garden-tour season in Austin is here, despite late freezes that set all our gardens back a few weeks. The Inside Austin Gardens Tour, sponsored by Travis County Master Gardeners, kicks things off on Saturday, May 3, from 9 am to 4 pm. The Austin garden bloggers were ...
Celebrating 8 years of a garden-blogging love affair
February 14, 2014 Eight years ago today I started this blog, eager to join the small but growing garden-blogging community that I’d been following for two years. Eight years later, I still count it as one of the best decisions I ever made, leading to creative fulfillment, professional opportunities, and ...
Garden bloggers, let’s Fling in Portland this summer
February 06, 2014 Garden bloggers, tune up your blogs and pack your bags (well, maybe not just yet on the bags). The 7th annual Garden Bloggers Fling lands in the gardening mecca of Portland, Oregon, this summer, July 11-13, and registration is now open. I encourage you to sign up ...
Filling the frame with Saxon Holt: San Francisco Garden Bloggers Fling
July 19, 2013 The 2nd day of the San Francisco Garden Bloggers Fling opened with an optional photography workshop with professional garden photographer Saxon Holt at San Francisco Botanical Garden. While participants arose early, we still did not arrive at the magical “golden hour” of sunrise, and by 8:30 a.m ...
Cocktail party at Shirley Watts’ Garden: San Francisco Garden Bloggers Fling
July 12, 2013 Early arrivals to San Francisco for the recent Garden Bloggers Fling were invited to a cocktail party at designer and artist Shirley Watts‘ home in Alameda. Shirley graciously opened her home and garden to about 50 complete strangers, and we eagerly trooped through her kitchen and into ...
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 ...
Great audience at my first talk and Lawn Gone signing!
February 18, 2013 The awesome crowd at my talk last Saturday My 7th blogiversary came and went on Valentine’s Day, and I forgot all about it until last night. Seriously, it’s a wonder I remember my own name after the whirlwind ride of last week. My book, Lawn Gone!, debuted ...
Are you going to the San Francisco Garden Bloggers Fling?
January 19, 2013Let’s Fling in San Fran!Listen up, fellow garden bloggers! It’s time to register for the 6th annual Garden Bloggers Fling, to be held in San Francisco June 28-30. Registration is limited, so don’t delay. While details are still being finalized, rest assured that organizer Kelly Kilpatrick is putting ...
My favorite photos from Digging in 2012
January 02, 2013 Les at A Tidewater Gardener, an excellent nature photographer, always ends the year with a look back at his favorite photos from the year, and he invites other bloggers to do the same. Without further ado, here are my favorites from 2012. The first two happen to ...
