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will i be seeing you at wordcamp nyc?

October 21, 2009

WordCampNYC – Nov 14-15HARD TO BELIEVE THAT A YEAR HAS PASSED since the first WordCamp New York City, which I was proud to co-sponsor to try to express some of the gratitude for what the blogging platform called WordPress has given me–and by extension to you, too, dear readers, since without WordPress I could not invite you into my garden and communicate with you this way. A Way to Garden is built on WordPress, as is the blog network I started late last year, The Sister Project. The upcoming WordCamp, an opportunity for all levels of bloggers to learn more about this powerful tool and network with others using it, will be November 14 and 15 in New York City. Will I see you there? Ticket registration information is here.

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  1. virginiamorningstar says:
    October 22, 2009 at 8:59 am

    I really enjoy your blog; it has taught me a lot. I’d be interested in your opinion of the merits of wordpress over other content management systems such as textpattern – this type of issue is not my forte and I need to evaluate the merits of converting my current bed and breakfast website to Wordpress and whether it would justify the cost. Thoughts?

  2. Margaret says:
    October 22, 2009 at 11:03 am

    @Virginiamorningstar: I love WP for the easy ability to update content and make changes myself, so that with a few minutes work (not including the shooting of photos or writing!) I can upload new things to the blogs and change things around. I don’t know why you are dissatisfied with your current site, so hard to say whether WP would be better. I suspect you don’t update your own pages now and wish you could, yes?

  3. Jenn Fowler says:
    October 23, 2009 at 9:01 am

    Dang it, I would LOVE to come down to WordCamp, but I’m going to be out of state. Bummer-I have GOT to meet you and say hello in person one of these days.

  4. Margaret says:
    October 23, 2009 at 3:06 pm

    Welcome, Jenn. The same goes from me to you…there will be another event, I am certain, or we will get you here for garden tours or some such. Thanks for saying hello.

  5. cara says:
    October 23, 2009 at 8:03 pm

    hi Margaret, I can’t tell from the WordCamp website whether the event will be equally relevant for WP.com users as for WP.org. I’m wary of driving all the way into NYC to find myself embroiled in something overly technical. Do you know? Thanks!

  6. ayo says:
    November 3, 2009 at 2:31 pm

    I think of myself as a “future blogger.” I did use a blogspot listing once to sell my house—does that count? Just wondering whether I will get enough from WordCamp or if my lack of technological saavy will waste their time and mine…any rank beginners out there who can answer?

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The Sister Project

The Confessional

Some stuff really gets A Way to Garden-ers going. Weigh in, or just lurk while everyone else shares about these hot buttons:

Compost, Compost, Compost

I am as proud of my compost heap as I am of any part of my garden. It is the archaeological record of my garden past; it is the stuff from which future gardens will arise. I read a lot about, from sources like these: Garden Organic, a 50-year-old British charity; Journey to Forever (don’t worry, not some into-the-bunker survivalist cult); and the vast Cornell Composting archive. Dig in.

Juicy Bits

375 VISITORS, 1 BIG RHODIE: spring garden open day, in a virtual visit. How it looked, and also what they all asked about

keeping deer out DEER FENCE: I tried every potion and anti-deer trick till I finally got real and fenced. Strategies for every garden situation.

secrets to great tomatoes TOMATO TIPS, seed to harvest: Dozens of tricks for a better crop.

yes, even in dry shade MY 4 TOUGHEST GROUNDCOVERS perform even in the worst spots, like dry shade. Maybe these tough perennials will serve you as well?

5 great small trees GARDEN-SIZED TREES can’t just be the right scale; they need to have multi-season interest, too, to earn a spot here. Maybe you have room for one of my 5 favorites?

10 underplanting do’s and don’ts MAKING MOSAICS—that’s what I call good underplanting of trees and shrubs with a tapestry of plants for many months of enjoyment. Here’s how I do it.

a ribbeting bullfrog whodunit LET BULLFROGS BE BYGONES? No way. Where have all my biggest frogboys gone? The latest frog mystery explained.

stars of the spring shrubbery BEYOND LILACS (and forget forsythia!), a slideshow of some of the finest spring shrubs you may not grow (yet).

speeding up the compost DRIVE BY, HIT-AND-RUN composting is my latest craze, and speeds up the decomposition process while making good mulch quickly. Here’s how.

making a 365-day garden THINK FALL (YES, FALL): Don’t get sucked in by spring-bloomers only when nursery shopping. A great garden happens 365 days a year: Shop smart to make it so.

the facts about bulbs SOMETHING UP with a flower bulb? Paltry bloom, or wondering when to feed or cut off the foliage? It’s all here.

must-read garden poem MY FAVORITE GARDEN POEM celebrates loss, one of gardening (and life’s) realities. It does it with humor: "Why Did My Plant Die?” is a must-read.

12 steps to sanity? HELP FOR GARDENERS: Hi, my name is Margaret, and yes, we operate a 12-Step program here. Welcome.

orchid rebloom made easy I REBLOOMED MY FIRST ORCHID last year (finally!) and it turns out to be pretty easy going. Here’s how.

my seed-starting 101 WHAT ABOUT SEED-STARTING in general? The A Way to Garden method.

crispy refrigerator pickles WHAT IS IT ABOUT refrigerator pickles that makes everybody so happy? Get those cukes growing now. And then some.

hail the stewartia I LIKE PLANTS THAT EARN THEIR KEEP. By that I mean they do more than a week or two of showing off; they look good in more than a single moment, or season. The small-ish to medium trees in the genus Stewartia are a good bet if that’s the kind of multi-season interest you are looking for. Sound good?

can-do pruning REPEAT AFTER ME: I can prune. I can prune. If you follow this simple method for starters, your woody plants will thank you.

the ‘other’ peonies JUNE IS PEONY TIME, the big raucous kind of peony time, but just before that another kind of peony you might want to consider adopting does its subtler, wonderful thing.

which lilac to plant? SO MANY LILACS, so little space. Browse a glossary of some of my favorites before you shop—maybe you’ll like them, too.