3-31-09 Spring Along with Me In This Issue: March in the Garden Planting Tomatoes Gardenerd Tip of the Week: Free Mulch Product of the Month: Gardenerd Recycled Grocery Tote 1. March in the Garden Gardening has been in the news these days, from the White House's announcement that they're putting in a Victory Garden, to news of seed sales rising 35%.  It seems that everyone is getting in on the action one way or another. Spring is definitely here in…

5-21-08 Itchin' For Vacation In This Issue:     1. What's Growin' On in May     2. Vacation Watering     3. Gardenerd Tip of the Month - Shade Gazebo     4. Gardenerd Product of the Month - Maternity Shirt 1. WHAT'S GROWIN' ON IN MAY This has been a busy month, both in the garden and at Gardenerd.com.  After a little bit of a late start, the garden is bustling with the first zucchini and yellow crookneck squashes forming on the…

4-19-08 Welcome to Spring  In This Issue:     1. Clearing the Cobwebs for Spring     2. Organic Gardening Classes - Coming in May!     3. Gardenerd Tip of the Month - Cutting Gardens     4. Gardenerd Product of the Month - Tote Bag 1. CLEARING THE COBWEBS FOR SPRING Whatever it is that takes over a gardener's brain when spring hits - has happened this week.  Maybe it was the long drive along the Amalfi Coast in Italy earlier this…

3-12-08 Luck of the Irish In This Issue:     1. Spring is here!     2. Organic Gardening Classes - 2 classes left     3. Gardenerd Tip of the Month - iTunes     4. Gardenerd Product of the Month 1. SPRING IS HERE! If ever there were a time to celebrate, for me, it's the beginning of daylight savings time (DLST).  This year it comes 3 weeks early, so I'm even more overjoyed.  I know, I know, it's dark in the…

5-24-07 May Flowers In This Issue: April Showers Bring May Flowers Off the Beaten Path Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Deadheading Gardenerd Product of the Month: Tank Top 1. April Showers Bring May Flowers And how! We may have had only one day of April showers here in Southern California, but the flowers don't seem to notice at all. The irises are in bloom, the agapanthus are starting to open, and the roses have taken off in a flurry of…

3-2-07 Spring Mania In This Issue: Spring-mania New duds for spring Tomato Time Out with the Old 1. Spring-mania Ready or not, here comes spring! I can almost feel the layers of winter falling away as we start to experience the change in the air. The rains have brought fresh air to Southern California, and the time has come to start our spring gardens. I'm in hog heaven this year, because not only do I have my patch of land…

5-10-06 Mother's Day and Venice In This Issue: From Venice to Venice The Stork is coming Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Grow Organic 1. From Venice to Venice In lieu of an April newsletter, I took a little trip to Venice, Italy for my “official” honeymoon.  What a glorious place it is!  Words cannot describe the splendor of its intoxicating beauty.  The history, the buildings, the bridges, the people – all so perfect in some otherworldly way.  Between my fluent-Italian-speaking-husband…

3-22-05 SPRING HAS SPRUNG! In This Issue:     SPRING HAS SPRUNG!     SWING INTO SPRING LINK     GARDENERD TIP OF THE MONTH 1. SPRING HAS SPRUNG! For those of you who haven't already begun planning your spring garden, let me be the first to remind you that NOW IS THE TIME! On the West Coast we are fortunate enough to have a very early planting date for spring crops (February 15th is our frost free date in CA). So fire…

3-21-12 What a Lovely Thing is Spring In this issue: March in the Garden Spring Garden Planning Workshop Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Frost Dates Explained Gardenerd Product of the Month: 2012 Spring/Summer Seed Collection 1. March in the Garden  Spring is officially here, and for gardeners, it just keeps getting better. Seeds are started in trays (or the ground in warmer climates), tomato plant sales are cropping up, and flowers are blooming. Life is renewed, and dormant gardeners awaken…