As I mentioned in the previous post I am the featured face for the Gardenieres in The Home Depot Garden Club emails. It turns out that email went out to more than the thousands of people I thought. My contact at Miracle-Gro told me today that the email went out to 4.2 MILLION people. I… Continue reading Home Depot Garden Club Update
The Midwest Gardeniere featured at The Home Depot Garden Club
More Midwest Gardeniere news! The Home Depot has a garden club and members subscribe to regular emails. The most recent email, sent to every garden club member (that’s probably thousands of people), featured the Gardenieres, and a still from one of my videos was the front page photo. You can view the page at Introducing the Gardenieres. It’s so… Continue reading The Midwest Gardeniere featured at The Home Depot Garden Club
Midwest Gardeniere Update
Hey everyone! A quick update on my work as the Midwest Gardeniere. As you all know I was in San Diego shooting a commercial series for HGTV. You will find a full page advertisement about this series featuring me and Chris Lambton in the HGTV Magazine. The ads are in the March, April, and May issues… Continue reading Midwest Gardeniere Update
Seed Swap
So we went to the Chicago Botanic Garden Seed Swap and boy was it amazing. There were thousands of seeds being doled out to new and seasoned gardeners. I brought a couple dozen different types of seeds and collected maybe 3 dozen new seeds that I have never planted before. Did you know that sunflowers… Continue reading Seed Swap
Winter Planning
It’s the middle of winter and so much is going on! As you know I had an incredibly successful trip to San Diego filming a Gardenieres commercial series with HGTV. I have some great news about the next shoot! I would love to tell everyone in person so if you want to wait for a face-to-face don’t scroll to… Continue reading Winter Planning
“Stay Tuned”
So it’s day three of filming and so much has been going on. My day starts with whatever I need to get going. Today it was white chocolate mocha. On set they have all kinds of snacks and a catered lunch. And they have special flavored water just for me. I have a wardrobe and… Continue reading “Stay Tuned”
Commercial Day 1
Greetings from San Diego, First day shooting the HGTV commercial was awesome. Chris Lambton is hysterical! He is a joy to work with. The design team did a phenomenal job on transforming this space. They’ve got a half moon garden, a cutting garden, and a living wall. Amazing colors and an abundance of beautiful plants.… Continue reading Commercial Day 1
The Beauty of Pollination
A garden offers us color and scent and a connection with the amazing wonders of nature. Sometimes we see nature at work — with a pollen covered bee or a butterfly landing on a sweet-smelling flower. These are not rare occurrences; it’s just the capturing of them that is rare. Imagine being able to see… Continue reading The Beauty of Pollination
Making Mini Greenhouses
Here is another gardening project that can be done in the winter. It’s January in Chicago, at least 2 to 3 months until we can think about getting annuals into the garden, depending on the weather. So let’s take matters into our own hands and get some plants started. Let’s make mini greenhouses to get… Continue reading Making Mini Greenhouses
Garden Planning
As you know from a previous post I am working with Scotts Miracle-Gro on a short commercial series to be aired on HGTV. I will be filming with Chris Lambton from HGTV’s “Going Yard”. As part of my contribution on this project I have been researching multiple styles and layouts of gardens that I want to share… Continue reading Garden Planning