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Stimulating growth, one seed at a time

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Garden Bloggers Bloom Day - April 2015

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February 07, 2015

Gardening Gone Wild Picture This Contest - Best of 2014 (Portland Fling Day 3 teaser)

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December 28, 2014

Portland Garden Bloggers Fling - Day 2

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August 03, 2014

Portland Garden Bloggers Fling - A Jam-Packed Day 1

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about the gardener

Caroline gardens on Blackland Prairie clay-over-caliche soil on a standard-sized urban lot in Austin, Texas (USDA zone 8b).

I'm Flinging in 2023!

September 21-24, 2023. Hosted by Karl Gercens of Longwood Gardens

Texas Drought Monitor

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Gardening Resources for Central Texas

Aggie Horticulture Home Vegetable Gardening
Austin Bug Collection
Austin Grow Green
Basic Urban Fertilizer Calculator
Central Texas Gardener (KLRU/PBS)
Central TX Horticulture - TAMU
Earth-Kind (TAMU)
Earth-Kind Roses
LCRA Drought Information
NPIN Native Plants Database
Rangeplants of Texas
Texas Fruit and Nut Planting Guides
Texas Invasives
Texas Tree Planting Guide
Travis Co Master Gardeners' Public Workshops
Vegetable Planting Calendar for Travis County
Vegetable Varieties for Central Texas

good stuff

Botanical Interests Seeds
Cobrahead
DiG Drip Irrigation
Espoma Products
Felco Pruners
Filaree Garlic Farm
Forever Yong Farm
Green Cure
High Country Gardens
High Mowing Seeds
Holdredge Enterprises
Ladybug Natural Brand Products
Medina Products
Monrovia
Native American Seed
Proven Winners
Rabbit Hill Farm Plant Food
Renee's Garden Seeds
Seed Savers Exchange
Southern Exposure Seed Exchange
Southern Living Plant Collection

where I get stuff

Antique Rose Emporium - Brenham, TX
Barton Springs Nursery - Austin
Breed & Co. - Austin
Callahan's General Store - Austin
Dromgoole's Natural Gardener - Austin
Easy to Grow Bulbs - California
Old House Gardens - Michigan
Plant Delights Nursery - North Carolina
Shoal Creek Nursery - Austin
Sledd Nursery - Austin
Southern Bulb Co. - Golden, TX
Wildseed Farms - Frederickburg, TX

reap what they've sown

Boggy Creek Farm
HausBar Farms
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Middle Ground Farm
Sustainable Food Center
Tecolote Farm
Texas Farmers Market
Travis County Master Gardeners
Zilker Botanical Gardens

like I was sayin'...

2024 1
- September 1
  - A serendipitous rain

2023 2
- August 1
- January 1
2022 1
- March 1
2021 2
- February 1
- January 1
2020 7
2019 1
- January 1
2018 2
- October 2
2017 3
2016 7
- July 1
- May 2
- January 4
2015 5
2014 16
- December 1
- August 1
- July 1
- June 1
- May 1
- April 4
- March 3
- February 3
- January 1
2013 15
- December 2
- October 2
- September 2
- August 2
- May 3
- April 1
- March 2
- February 1
2012 33
- December 2
- October 4
- September 3
- August 1
- June 1
- May 10
- April 1
- March 6
- February 3
- January 2
2011 71
- December 2
- November 2
- October 8
- September 6
- August 15
- July 4
- June 3
- May 6
- April 7
- March 7
- February 7
- January 4
2010 53
- December 5
- November 3
- October 2
- September 1
- August 4
- July 2
- June 9
- May 2
- April 4
- March 6
- February 8
- January 7
2009 73
- December 7
- November 6
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- September 8
- August 11
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2018 Garden Bloggers Fling

May 3-6

2016 Garden Bloggers Fling

Fling with us in Minneapolis! July 14-17, 2016

2014 Garden Bloggers' Fling

July 11-13, 2014, Portland, OR

2011 Garden Bloggers' Fling

July 22-25, 2011, Seattle, WA