Author Archives: dkprinzing
2011 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Syndey Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 19,000 times in 2011. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 7 sold-out performances for that many […]
Calling all Links
Hello fellow Bloggers…. Your Seattle Fling team is beginning to recover from last month’s awesome, 4-day horticultural adventure. Marty was back on the radio last Tuesday (and today), sharing her wit and wisdom with our local NPR audiences. Mary Ann is putting the finishing touches on her new book, The Rocky Mountain Gardener’s Guide, having […]
Take a deeeeeeep breath and breathe!
Hello gang, your humble volunteer committee is trying to keep all the balls in the air as we juggle the many logistics with the Fling, plus other personal and professional demands. It’s all going to be wonderful, but please be patient. If you don’t see something posted about what you feel you must know now, […]
Punch Drunk for Blackberry Punch
We are all set to have a wonderful, 4-day garden, plant, and friendship-filled extravaganza here in Seattle next weekend. Every moment will feature beautiful surprises, but we’ve planned something extra-special for our concluding party next Monday, July 25th. As you know, we will spend several hours at the iconic Bloedel Reserve on Bainbridge Island. Then […]
Special offer from GreatGardenSpeakers.com
Here’s a great, affordable opportunity to expand your professional profile and promote yourself as a gardening expert. It’s called GreatGardenSpeakers.com. The project was launched last year by five full-time professional garden communicators, including Fling co-hosts Debra Prinzing and Mary Ann Newcomer (and their cohorts Amy Stewart, Nan Sterman and Scott Calhoun). More than 150 speakers […]
Airport Shuttle discount for Fling participants
Hi everyone, one more update for traveling to and fro this coming week. Our official transportation partner, Shuttle Express, has set up a special reservation portal for anyone coming to the Fling. Thanks to Shannon Anderson, our travel coordinator at Shuttle Express, for setting this up. Click here to make your ground-travel reservations. The discounted shuttle […]
It’s easy being GREEN
When you arrive in Seattle next week, you might just jump on the “green” train. In other words, take the LINK, our new light rail train from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (and transfer to a local Metro bus once you’ve hit the city) to arrive at our host hotel, the Silver Cloud Inn. If you’re shaking your […]
Sneak peek: Day 2 Garden Visits
Like Lorene Edwards Forkner, we know Garden Bloggers will always have their cameras in hand. In no particular order, as we collect photos and descriptions of the myriad Seattle area stops for Garden Bloggers, we’ll post them here. Last Friday, Lorene and Debra made the rounds to visit two amazing, plant-lovers’ private gardens, as well as […]
Bellevue Botanical Garden . . . of Delights
This just in . . . We’ve booked the Garden Bloggers Seattle Fling for a visit to the wonderful Bellevue Botanical Garden. The docent-led tour will follow our picnic lunch on the grounds. Our fellow blogger, Marty Wingate, is the author of The Bellevue Botanical Garden: Celebrating the First 15 Years, so you can expect […]
