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

September Sustainable Gardening News

September 17, 2008 · 1 comment

The September issue is out, and archived here with the sidebar.  Some bits that are new to this blog are:

In the News

  • The EPA finally issued its new emission standards for mowers and blowers, as reported here.

  • Great update in the Chicago Tribune on plastics in the ag and hort industries, only about 1% of which are recycled (versus 25% or more in the beverage industry).  Lots of encouraging signs at the end of that article, though.

On the Blogs

  • GardenRant had a meaty debate about street trees.  First, the con position from our California contributor, then the pro-street-tree position from Buffalo.
  • Golf, will it ever be green?
  • Another hot discussion of faux lawn, after learning that celebrity environmentalist Ed Begley has one.

New on Sustainable-Gardening

My So-called Second Career

  • On the writing front, I delivered my first article to the nice folks at Organic Gardening  Mag - scheduled for April of ‘09 – about spring garden coaching.  And I have another coaching story in the works for the Brooklyn Botanic Garden

 

  • I talked about urban and sustainable gardening to an Elderhostel group visiting D.C. and they were great - living up to the many good things I’ve heard about them. 
  • Next up – the speaking gig Amy Stewart and I have in Portland, Oregon this week at the Garden Writers Association annual meeting.  The topic we’ve been asked to cover is "Blogging Success Stories"

 

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1 Designer Bags September 19, 2008 at 3:36 pm

Yea for new sections! Looking forward to reading up on all you new stuff!

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