6-21-08 Summer has Arrived In This Issue: 1. What's Growin' On in June 2. Home Grown Garlic 3. Gardenerd Tip of the Month - Permaculture 4. Gardenerd Product of the Month - Spaghetti Tank Top 1. WHAT'S GROWIN' ON IN JUNE Welcome to summer, everyone! It's officially here, with all the benefits and challenges to go with it. There is light in the sky until nearly 8:30 here, which makes for great gardening. There's also an…
7-24-06 Summer's Sweet Harvest In This Issue: Home New Home Gardenerd Product of the Month: Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Tomato Time! 1. Home New Home Well slap my fanny and call me a homeowner. My husband and I closed escrow on a new house on June 30th. It’s been a whirlwind ever since. This house is what you would call a “fixer.” Right off the bat it needed a new roof, mold remediation, and backyard drainage help. Aside from…
1-28-09 Renewal In This Issue: 1. January in the Garden 2. Planning a Spring Garden 3. Product of the Month: Ultimate Garden Bag 4. Gardenerd Tip of the Month: Harvesting 1. JANUARY IN THE GARDEN Winter in the garden is a wonderful time. It is filled with the promise of the spring to come, while it provides us with hearty greens for our dinner table. Chard, kale, collards, broccoli, cauliflower, lettuces, beets are all staples of the winter garden. Here…
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…