This landless gardener has been quite busy in the gardens as of late. How do you manage that? you may ask. Easy! I am a volunteer gardener with the Adopt-a-Plot program at Ault Park, a Cincinnati park just a hop, … Read Article
Author Archives: Jenny Koester
Natural Gardening, A Garden Journal
Some garden blogs tell the story of gardening like a university course in horticulture and others lean towards photojournalism. And then there are those like Natural Gardening by Lisa Wagner that read like a gardener’s journal. About four years ago Lisa … Read Article
Woefully Underdressed, Again
I have been a bit consumed with the adopt-a-plots at Ault Park lately. The gardens look wonderful and I want them to stay their best. If I had my way, all the adopt-a-plot gardeners would be at the park, each day, tending … Read Article
The photos will draw you in like nectar.
Gail Eichelberger has a trick up her sleeve; amazing photography. With just a glance at the images on her blog you are drawn like a bee to pollen, unable to resist and coming back for more. For over 25 years Gail … Read Article
Adventures of a Landless Gardener – A Star is Born
Don’t talk too fast, don’t talk too fast, don’t talk too fast… played in my mind as if on a loop as I sat on a wooden box and a producer from ThinkTV fed me questions. I wanted my enthusiasm for … Read Article
A Photography Lesson with Rich Pomerantz
Honing your photography skills is a surefire way to improve the quality of your blog and create unforgettable photos. We want you to get the most out of the time you spend with your camera. That is why we are … Read Article
Good Design Starts with Miss Rumphius’ Rules
Sometimes you only need to look as far as your own backyard for a beautiful garden and wonderful garden blogs. That is where we found, or shall we say revisited, the always informative, wonderfully engaging and redesigned for the new … Read Article
Coming Home
Coming home to a gardener means more than returning to the embrace of our family. Coming home means returning to the place many of us feel most at home, our gardens.
A Texas Treasure
“I garden on a rocky hillside in Central Texas. There are many challenges but then, with years of travel and multiple gardens under my belt, I have learnt that every garden has its challenges,” writes Jenny, author of the gardening … Read Article
Galloping Along on a Garden Adventure
As Patty, our fearless leader, was jet setting and rubbing elbows with the garden elite in San Francisco, I was pouring over guide books, busily compiling my bucket list for this year’s garden treks. It should come as no surprise … Read Article
Clubbing It, Garden Style
This landless gardener knows how to get down. When I want to hang with my peeps, see what’s fresh and what’s fly I go clubbing!