Name Confusion

There has been some confusion about my name recently, with reporters writing that my true surname is Sanders. Trail is infact my true surname. It is the name I was born with, and the name on my original birth certificate. Without going into a long-winded explanation, my name was changed to Sanders in childhood when

Saucy Magazine Interview

From: Saucy Magazine With Chan Stroman Gayla Trail is a graphic designer, writer and gardener in Toronto. She wrote, took most of the photographs for, and designed the new book You Grow Girl: The Groundbreaking Guide to Gardening, which grew out of YouGrowGirl.com, the popular gardening web site created by Trail over five years ago.

Saucy Magazine Reviews “You Grow Girl” Book

From: Saucy Magazine “This is the gardening book I wish I could have had when I started out gardening. New gardeners will find this book to be a fine primer on planning a garden (whether in-ground or in containers), sowing seeds, planting, growing and harvesting, making compost, and coping with garden diseases and pests, and

New York Updates – Day One

There has been lots of excitment here in You Grow Girl land so I’ll start with updating my trip to New York and work from there. But before I do I am proud to announce that the You Grow Girl book has gone for a second printing! Woo Hoo! The weather in New York was

Gardening Life – Green Talk

From: Gardening Life Magazine (June 05) “Sure, Toronto’s Gayla Trail may have written You Grow Girl: The Groundbreaking Guide to gardening (Fireside, $22), but she’s a most unlikely plant guru — unless you count the fact that she grew her first parsley at the age of five. Her new book is an offshoot of www.yougrowgirl.com,

The Globe & Mail Reviews “You Grow Girl” Book

– From: The Globe & Mail (Saturday, May 28, 2005 Page L5) “REQUIRED READING Followers of scrappy gardener Gayla Trail, the founder of the YouGrowGirl.com gardening website, now have a companion book they can actually haul outdoors. Toronto-resident Trail started the site in 2000 as a response to the paucity of media geared to young,

New York Events

I’ll be travelling to New York City next week to promote the book. Note that a 3rd event has been added to the bottom: BOOK LAUNCH PARTY! At GRDN Thursday, May 19th 6pm to 9pm Cocktails, live music and hands-on gardening demonstrations. Where: 103 Hoyt Street, between Atlantic Ave and Pacific St, Brooklyn URBAN GARDENING

CBC Newsworld (after)

I made my appearance on CBC Newsworld this morning at exactly 11:37am EST. Television news runs like an efficient machine. The first order of business was makeup where I was fake tanned with a hefty dose of bronze powder. We then ran to the set where my props were waiting all neatly displayed on a

Parkdale Horticultural Society Plant Sale 2005

Another May, another act of gluttony at the Parkdale Horticultural Society plant sale. Okay perhaps there was slightly less gluttony on my part this year — arriving late always helps since the good stuff goes in a matter of minutes. But I just can’t help myself when I see a big container of something-or-other for

CBC NewsWorld Appearance

I’m scheduled to appear on CBC NewsWorld this Sunday, May 15th at approximately 11:30am EST. I’ll be talking about the book and gardening in containers.

Toronto Events This Week

It has been a busy week. On Wed I gave a container gardening workshop at GrassRoots. The turnout was great and I had a good time! On Friday I went out shopping for plants with Daphne Gordon of the Toronto Star. We went over to Fiesta Farms on Christie and wandered around the plants talking