When I started this blog back in July I mentioned that it was intended to accompany my Garden Supplies Advisor website. One reason for starting the blog was because I had read that it could help bring traffic to my site. I had also read that to receive the greatest benefit your blog should be hosted on the same domain as your site. Although Blogger allows you to do this, unfortunately my host SBI, does not.
For anyone who has not heard of Site Build It, I should explain that it is a complete site building and hosting system which is particularly good for newbies like me who want to build a site without having to worry about the complexities of HTML. Ken Evoy, the owner of the company, is constantly adding features but FTP is not yet one of them.
Recently another user of SBI has devised a means of hosting a blog on a SBI site so I have taken the plunge and set up a new blog using different software. As a result I will be posting less frequently to this blog but you can find me at Garden Supplies News.
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Tuesday, December 07, 2004
Friday, December 03, 2004
In the Garden now - North v South
Here are two contrasting views of what you should be doing in your garden at this time of year.
According to Pat Stephens from Vancouver "On those cold, wet winter days when gardening has no appeal, curl up by the fire with a cup of hot coffee and read. This is the season to set aside planning time for your projects in the new year. Our local bookstores have some beautiful new books out this season that will tantalize your senses, and they will start you dreaming about new and different ideas for your home and your gardens." Read more...
On the other hand Sharon Hull from Santa Cruz reminds you that there is still work to be done. In her words "If you are new to gardening, or new to gardening in a mild winter coastal climate, you may be a bit perplexed about what you should be doing to put your garden "to bed" for the winter. You may be looking around at tattered plants, some dropping their leaves, and at others that are vigorously pushing out new growth as though it were spring. This is the reality of gardening in a Mediterranean climate. While some plants go to sleep for winter here, others welcome the rains and cool temperatures and respond with abundant growth and flowers." Read more...
According to Pat Stephens from Vancouver "On those cold, wet winter days when gardening has no appeal, curl up by the fire with a cup of hot coffee and read. This is the season to set aside planning time for your projects in the new year. Our local bookstores have some beautiful new books out this season that will tantalize your senses, and they will start you dreaming about new and different ideas for your home and your gardens." Read more...
On the other hand Sharon Hull from Santa Cruz reminds you that there is still work to be done. In her words "If you are new to gardening, or new to gardening in a mild winter coastal climate, you may be a bit perplexed about what you should be doing to put your garden "to bed" for the winter. You may be looking around at tattered plants, some dropping their leaves, and at others that are vigorously pushing out new growth as though it were spring. This is the reality of gardening in a Mediterranean climate. While some plants go to sleep for winter here, others welcome the rains and cool temperatures and respond with abundant growth and flowers." Read more...
Thursday, December 02, 2004
Elegant winter landscape a tricky proposition
"Winter's inexorable chill has altered the complexion of beds and borders, forcing us to accept a perspective that includes spare lines and stark silhouettes.
Without the promise of reliable snow cover to hide the inevitable bare spots, gardeners in Western Oregon have the sometimes unenviable task of creating landscapes that retain grace and elegance through winter's cold, dreary and often extremely rainy periods" says Sarah Robertson who then goes on to give some helpful advice on plants and shrubs that can help to solve the problem. Read more...
Without the promise of reliable snow cover to hide the inevitable bare spots, gardeners in Western Oregon have the sometimes unenviable task of creating landscapes that retain grace and elegance through winter's cold, dreary and often extremely rainy periods" says Sarah Robertson who then goes on to give some helpful advice on plants and shrubs that can help to solve the problem. Read more...
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