There is a fun to explore world out there of blogs for
and by gardeners, and I went adventuring and share here
my favorite ten blogs and bloggers. Since the blogs are
so very personal, they reflect the personality and even
the soul of the blogger.
Soul of the Garden
This is a virtuoso blog combining garden tips, Christian
thought and inspiration. Tom Spencer’s blog at
soulofthegarden.com explores the garden of life from
an Austin, Texas garden. The host of TV and radio garden
shows shares his rich reflections and poetry, and
breathtaking photos. Click on Daily Muse for his blog
journal.
Robin’s Nesting Place
This Indiana gardener shares her well-balanced mix of
text and photos at
robinsnestingplace.blogspot.com.
She loves zinnias as do I, plus she shares photos of her
rose themed tea pot and tea cup collections, seed
packets and more.
Giddy Garden Gnome
Visit
acadiacove.blogspot.com. to read this Maine
gardener’s blog. She has cats Spike and Sluggo, bakes
bread like Deli Rye and Focaccia, and shares photos and
tips on baking breads; and for flower photos find her
summer posts.
Doug Green’s Garden
Doug Green lives on an island in Lake Ontario and at
douggreensgarden.com
offers his blog (click on Blog), Garden Stories,
Articles and gives links to his gardening videos on You
Tube. He has written seven gardening books and knows his
plants.
Spade Work: From Plot to Plate
John Curtin’s blog at
www.spadework.typepad.com
is well tended with plenty of photos and text, as he
gardens near the Thames River in England, and also posts
about tending a monastery garden. I would love to do
that, wouldn’t you?
Tara Cotta
This blog by a Canadian stay at home mom of two girls,
at
taracotta.blogspot.com has mostly photos, and shows
her charming country paintings of winter scenes (her
12/6/07 post) and a gorgeous quilt she is making
(10/9/07).
Hummingbird Garden
Lisa in Wisconsin, my home state, has a blog mostly of
photos at
thehummingbirdgarden.blogspot.com. Here are
excellent photographs of barns, cardinals, hawks,
zinnias, sage and even a photo of a hummingbird drinking
from a hand held feeder (September 2, 2007 post).
Digging
Be sure and see the photographs of stupendous quirky
arches formed of simple clay pots (1/24/08 post), at Pam
Penick’s
penick.net/digging.
She is part of an energetic group of Austin, Texas
gardeners, and her blog has plenty of photos and text.
Don’t miss her photo of her purple Santa Rita prickly
pear or the trowel as a door handle.
Empress of Dirt
Melissa from Ontario, Canada shares lots of great photos
of quirky things, at her
empressofdirt.blogspot.com. Be
sure and see the Faces in the garden section, in
particular the photo of a face carved into a tree stump,
instructions to make a tipsy pot, and sections on
art/junk and garden tours.
Bliss
Yolanda Elizabet blogs at
blissyo-elgarden.blogspot.com
about her ornamental kitchen garden and cottage garden
in the 400 year old village of Dinteloord, the
Netherlands. See photos of her Russian Blue cats playing
in the conservatory, indoor orchids and hyacinths
blooming, and outdoor garden and song birds.
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In addition to my top ten blogs, my own blog is at
terragarden.blogspot.com and covers my passions for
gardening tips, ideas for beginning writers, my own
writing journey, book reviews, and more. To see a photo
of me signing my first book contract, read my January
15, 2008 post. Leave a comment if you stop by, pretty
please.
My list showcases ten gifted gardeners that create blogs
in Canada, Maine, Texas, Indiana, Wisconsin, England and
the Netherlands. Thank you bloggers. If you have
favorite blogs from other states or countries, or you
are writing your own garden blog let me know at
thekilns@excite.com.
About the Author:
For more of Terra Hangen's garden
tidbits, fun garden photos of
her black squirrel friend, tips
for beginning writers, and a
glimpse into her own journey as
a writer visit her blog at
http://terragarden.blogspot.com.
She is celebrating the
publication of her first book,
Scrapbook of Christmas
Firsts, written with 6
Christian writer friends, and
scheduled for publication Oct.
2008 by Leafwood Publishers.