Susan Harris's blog about eco-friendly and urban gardening, plus the adventures of a DC-based garden writer, coach and occasional rabble-rowser.

E for Excellent – and Encouragement

April 10, 2008 · 4 comments

I just learned that Gail of Clay and Limestone in Nashville, TN has chosen this humble blog as one of 10 Excellent Blogs – thanks! It’s just the encouragement I need. See, since teaming up with others at GardenRant, I haven’t known what the heck to DO with this one. I’ve changed the name – a couple of times. I’ve even (much to my regret) changed the blogging program – to the geeks-only Wordpress (long story there).

So what AM I doing here? Supplementing my Sustainable Gardening site with how-to-garden stories, stories of coachees transforming their gardens, stories of my own garden’s transformation, especially the lawn-to-alternative-groundcover and lawn-to-veggie-garden transitions. Oh, and occasionally veering off-topic whenever it suits.

Now to pass on the encouragement to 10 others: Okay, I pick:

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1 Pam J. April 10, 2008 at 11:44 am: “So what AM I doing here?”

Here’s my (unasked for) user feedback on your blog: more Susan, even if it means less content. And daily posts seem to make a difference to me. But what do I know. Because I am, sorry to say, a chronic and habitual lurker.
2 Ann April 10, 2008 at 1:31 pm: Congratulations! As a home gardener with big dreams (and a former counselor), I always love stories of transitions and transformations.
3 Gail April 11, 2008 at 11:29 am: Susan,

Here I am visiting and reading a very nice post and I get the additional benefit of seeing a list of blogs I haven’t ever visited but will! Two treats in one,
Gail
4 eliz April 11, 2008 at 9:17 pm: Thanks Susan!! Here I am on Firefox as Safari won’t let me comment.

I love SG blog–I’ve read a lot of informative things here.

It IS difficult to find a different blogging voice when the Rant is such a large part oif our blogging life. We should talk about this more!