New Novel: Bolting To Seed Coming Soon!
Big news, Gardenerds: my new novel, Bolting To Seed, is coming soon! Get all the details and help us bring it to life.
Local: Culver City Garden Show – This Saturday!
Attention Angelinos: Come to the Culver City Garden Show this weekend to get your fill of everything gardening! Christy will be the keynote speaker on Saturday, June 21 at 1:30 p.m. Shop for plants and other gardening gear. Enter the plant contest and raffle. Take a class and commune with fellow gardeners. And after Christy's talk, stay for the book signing, where you can grab a signed copy of High Yield Small Space Organic Gardening or Christy's other books. Keynote…
After the event, friends that remained posed for a group shot with their books.
High Yield Small Space Organic Gardening Is Here!
On Sunday, April 6th, 2025, friends, family, and fans gathered to celebrate the early arrival of Christy's new book High Yield Small Space Organic Gardening.
High Yield Small Space Organic Gardening is the newest addition to Christy's stack of books.
Save The Date – Book Launch Party
Save the date for Christy's book launch party. Bring your burning gardening questions on April 6th at 3 p.m. to celebrate this new book.
Event: Garden Variety Book Launch Party – In Person
Hey Angelenos, mark your calendars for the book launch party for Garden Variety, Christy's debut novel! This outdoor event takes place on February 6th, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. at Ocean View Farms organic community garden.
Santa Rosa Plums are late this year (at least at Gardenerd HQ). This is only our second plum. An irrigation mishap had something to do with that. #raindelayeverydayoops
Oct 16, 2021 – Mini Fruit Gardening at South Coast Botanic Garden
On Saturday, October 16 at noon, join me for a chat about Mini Fruit Gardening at the South Coast Botanic Garden in Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA. It will be my second in-person class since lock down! Hope you can join in.
Grow Your Own Mini Fruit Garden arrives in March 2021. Pre-order your copy today!
Virtual Book Launch Party – You’re Invited!
You're invited to attend the Virtual Book Launch Party for my new book, Grow Your Own Mini Fruit Garden on April 13th, hosted by Diesel, A Bookstore.
Gardenerds Evan Kleiman and Christy Wilhelmi
Gardenerd on Good Food
And now for a moment of shameless self-promotion... For those who missed it, I was a guest on 89.9 KCRW's Good Food with Evan Kleiman on June 1, 2013. It was a dream come true to sit across from Evan and chat about gardening and soil testing. There was more to the interview than what aired, of course, including a moment where I revealed that I'd never baked a fruit pie because my mother is so good at it, there's…
Meet The Author
Now that Gardening for Geeks is on the shelves, it's time to celebrate with a chance to "Meet the Author" and talk dirt (soil, that is). Here are some upcoming events where you can bring your copy to be signed or chat with fellow gardenerds about your spring garden escapades. Gardening for Geeks Launch Party - April 7, 2013 - 4-6 p.m. Where: Ilan Dei Studio Shop, 1650 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice CA, 90291 Ilan Dei has graciously agreed to…
2012 Mar Vista Green Garden Showcase
Spring is less than a month away, and that means that garden tours will soon be populating our calendars.