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The You Grow Girl™ Eighth Birthday and First Annual Celebratory Haiku Contest

Before I announce the winners I just want to take a moment to thank everyone that contributed. Holy cow that was a lot of haiku! Choosing the winners was no easy task. I have decided that the First Annual Celebratory Haiku Contest will also be the last.

Gardens Illustrated February 2008

gardensillustrated_nosey1.jpg -from February 2008 issue of BBC's Garden's Illustrated magazine. View pdf. - page 12

Garden Monkey’s Celebrity Hijack

I was recently interviewed for the Garden Monkey's Celebrity Hijack series. When the mysterious (and totally hilarious) Garden Monkey contacted me about an interview I jumped on the chance because I knew it would be fun. This interview was an absolute joy to answer

Seedy Saturday Haul 2008

Photo by Gayla Trail Another Seedy Saturday Toronto has come and gone and like last year I managed, with great effort, to make it around to a few booths and pick up some seeds. The event was more packed than ever this

The You Grow Girl™ Eighth Birthday and First Annual Celebratory Haiku Contest

Can you believe You Grow Girl is eight years old? Neither can I. Sometimes it feels like all of this has passed in a blink of an eye. Eight years is a small child in grade three. When I look at it that way

Real Simple - The Best Blogs

I am so very proud that You Grow Girl was listed in Real Simple magazine's The Best Blogs article in their March 2008. And with You Grow Girl turning eight years old this month I can't help saying that it feels like my baby

Amateur Gardening Magazine

amateurgardening1.jpg - from Amateur Gardening Magazine (January 19, 2008.) Article by Martyn Cox. amateurgardening2.jpg Photos (and special thanks) to Garden Monkey who sent these photos.

David Suzuki Foundation Newsletter

Okay. I am sorry because it seems like every other post is just me tooting my own horn about some such nonsense but, really, I can't believe this. I was just doing a search for something completely unrelated and by total chance came upon a recommendation of

Recreating Eden

recreatingeden4.jpg Let's turn the clock back for a moment to late August 2007. Toronto was experiencing the "worst drought in 50 years" accompanied by a drowning humidity. How an intense lack of water AND a drowning humidity can coexist is beyond me.

Back from Vancouver

I just returned from a solo sojourn to Vancouver where it was rainy and green, unlike Toronto the city I left just after a snowstorm and returned to in a snowstorm. In fact it has been so snowy here in Toronto I almost didn't make it back.

Gardens Illustrated Dec 2007

gardensillustrated_dec07_sm.jpg -from December 2007 issue of BBC's Garden's Illustrated magazine. gardensillustr_dec07_sm.jpg "Sassy and savvy in its approach, Canadian garden website You Grow Girl has nurtured a thriving online community since it was established in 2000. With regular entries by site

Hello Vancouver!

I'll be heading your way next week to do a garden craft segment on the new HGTV craft show "She's Crafty." I was able to have dinner with a bunch of You Grow Girl readers and members last time I was in Vancouver 2 years ago

Green Minds Project (2008)

Photo by Gayla Trail I wrote a while back about a body of photographic work I am slowly building called Green Minds Project. A quick recap: Green Minds is a portrait project exploring gardeners and their passion for growing greenery. I am seeking to

2007 Warm Winter Wear Drive - Update

2007 Warm Winter Wear Drive Now that 2007 has come to a close I wanted to update you on this year's Warm Winter Wear Drive. This year we donated 16 hats, 14 scarves, and 6 pairs of mittens to The Redwood Shelter

Grow Where You Are Planted

Organic Gardening Magazine So I was gonna hold off on this one until it hit new stands but it looks like Organic Gardening Magazine let the cat out of the bag early and has published an article I wrote for the Feb 2008 issue

American Horticultural Society Article on Gardening Blogs

- American Horticultural Society (November/December 2007 - Volume 86, Number 6) I was interviewed a few month back for an article on gardening blogs entitled, "Virtual Gardening in the Blogosphere" by Doug Green. I will admit that it's been only about eight months since I began to

Warm Winter Wear Drive Reminder

scarves2007.jpg Just a reminder that the deadline for the 2007 Warm Winter Wear Drive is approaching this week. Be sure to get your stuff in the mail before the deadline. I will wait a few days for any stragglers but please let

You Grow Girl 2008 Calendar

yougrowgirl2008calendar.jpg Yay! After an unexpectedly long production schedule the You Grow Girl 2008 Calendar is finally here. I'm really proud of this one. Once again my goal was to produce a calendar that is a nice balance between rich imagery and inspiring information

YGG Warm Winter Wear Drive 2007

What: Knit or crochet up beautiful, warm winter gear for The Redwood Shelter for Abused Women. While I know many of you are from all over the globe we've decided to continue to support a Toronto-based organization again because 1. They are doing fantastic work and 2.

Aphids Suck

tee_aphidssuck.jpg Declare war on the aphid nation in this battle-ready tee, now available in pink or black. We're taking pre-orders for a limited time which allows us to make the design available in a new colour (for those of you, like me,
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