You Grow Girl™

- From Gardening & Deck Design (Summer 2006) "Wonderfully informative and full of personality, this Website takes the intimidation factor out of gardening and makes it accessible to everyone. In addition to seasonally updated articles, tips, recipes and more, You Grow Girl has sections for blogs and forums,

- From: Gardening & Deck Design (Summer 06) "My concept of what's possible as far as gardening goes is pretty open ended," says Gayla Trail, who grows edibles and ornamentals on a roof deck, in a strip of city-owned property at the side of her

- From: Canadian House & Home (May 2006 - Green Issue) "Ripe with tips and anecdotes geared towards the urban gardener, the book is an offshoot of her flourishing website yougrowgirl.com, where a growing community of gardeners share inspiration and advice."

- From Chicago Apartment Therapy (April 2006.) "Speaking of Spring, You Grow Girl is an amazing website that will inspire both the novice and experienced gardener (and no, you don't have to be a girl). Our friend Roni turned us on to You Grow Girl

- From: Philadelphia Style (March/April 2006. pg 90)

From: Associated Press (ASAP) You Grow Girl December 7, 2005 "Gayla Trail became hooked during her second year of college, when she and several housemates took their "crappy little backyard" and turned it into a vegetable garden that quickly became her responsibility. She really didn't know much about planting and caring for

Chatelaine magazine online has a fall gardening feature that includes some of my tips on preparing your garden for winter. Note: click "Show me my fall garden!" to launch.

- From: New York Resident (Oct 10, 2005.) As a part of Leafscapes urban gardening event series hosted in conjunction with Turning Leaf Wines and Open House New York. Click for pdf version.

The You Grow Girl book is #21 on the Book Sense Nature & Gardening Bestseller List! Woohoo!

A local Toronto weekly "EYE" magazine has a feature this week on my favourite Farmer's Market Dufferin Grove Park. I shop there for my groceries and transplants (in the spring) religiously every Thursday afternoon and we've made a habit this summer of sticking around to indulge in