12-19-08 Winter is Here In This Issue: December in the Garden Eco-gift Festival Review Product of the Month: 2009 Spring Heirloom Seed Collection Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Weeding 1. DECEMBER IN THE GARDEN This weekend marks the beginning of winter.  Even here in Southern California, we're feeling it.  There's snow on the mountains, and we were drenched in rain for four days in a row.  We forgot to cover the buckets that were full of freshly harvested compost, and…

2-16-08 Of Love and Fantasy In This Issue:     1. Seed Starting     2. Organic Gardening Classes - Registration is Open!     3. Gardenerd Tip of the Month     4. Gardenerd Product of the Month 1. SEED STARTING February is known for the frequent and sometimes annoying references to love and Valentine's Day.  Gardeners, however, can sidestep the entire issue and enjoy a wholesome, fulfilling relationship with their garden.  There's no more infectious time to feel the love than right…

1-10-08 Starting Fresh in the New Year In This Issue:     1. Catalogue Heaven     2. Organic Gardening Classes - Coming Soon!     3. Gardenerd Tip of the Month     4. Gardenerd Product of the Month 1. CATALOGUE HEAVEN It's that time of year, when the mailbox starts to fill up with seed catalogues of all kinds.  It's this simple act that triggers a myriad fantasies about my spring garden-to-be.  Will I finally dedicate a spot in the garden for…

2-11-07 Rosemary and Cuttings In This Issue: For the love of Gardening Rosemary Gardenerd Tip of the Week: Cuttings Product of the Month: Gardenerd T-shirt 1. For the love of Gardening It has been said that absence makes the heart grow fonder. The same notion can be said of gardening. Over winter, in places where a blanket of snow covers the ground, (or this year - where it covers houses completely), Gardenerd hearts long to be once again out in…

1-9-07 New Year's Newsletter In This Issue: Settle in for a long winter's nap...NOT! Seed Catalogue Mania Product of the Month: Gardenerd Sweatshirt Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Rose Pruning 1. Settle in for a long winter's nap...NOT! Happy New Year, all you Gardenerds, and welcome to 2007.  This is a very promising year – namely because an all-new Gardenerd.com is coming your way very soon.  In the next month or so, we’ll be unveiling the new website with lots…

1-06-06 New Year's Resolutions In This Issue: Turning over a new leaf Ring in the New Year in Style Gardenerd Tip of the month: Seed-starting 1. Turning over a new leaf This is the inevitable time of year when we reflect back on our successes and shortcomings of 2005 and make heartfelt (or half-baked) promises to do better in 2006.  My New Year's celebration was one of a reflective nature consisting of a warm fire, a glass of wine and…

12-08-05 Late Fall In This Issue: With Nature comes Gratitude New item - black T-shirts! Late Fall Garden Tips 1. With Nature comes Gratitude With all the natural disasters going on in the last few months, it felt inappropriate to be sending out a happy "fall-planting" newsletter. So I apologize for the delay on getting this out. Not to be irreverent, but in the wake of all the damage in New Orleans, my garden, which has been ravaged by gophers…

01-08-10 Hopeful Beginnings In this issue: January in the Garden New Classes at Gardenerd.com Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Freezing Broccoli Gardenerd Product of the Month: 2010 Spring Seed Collection 1. January in the Garden Happy New Year! While I think we can agree that 2009 was a difficult year, the general consensus I hear is that people are hopeful for 2010. There are new gardens to plant, seed catalogs to enjoy (see below for our favorites), and opportunities to…

2-19-09 Love, Rain and Seeds In This Issue: February in the GardenFuel and FertilizersGardenerd Tip of the Week: Seed StartingProduct of the Month: NEW 2009 Heirloom Tomato Collection 1. February in the Garden We've had a couple inches of much-needed rain here in Southern California, with the promise of more to come.  There are new water conservation laws in place in Los Angeles - no watering between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.  Luckily we collected some rain water to keep…

1-14-11 A New Year for Gardening In this issue: January in the Garden Chinese New Year at Bellagio Garden Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Fruit Tree Pruning Help Gardenerd Product of the Month: 2011 Tomato Calendar 1. January in the Garden Happy New Year! 2011 promises to be a better year than 2010. How can it promise such a thing? I don't know, but it's what I hear from everyone I talk to. Whether it's true or not, people are…