Thanks for the Blotanical Awards!

Gardenbloggers may not be in it for the money – hope not! – but we happily lap up any smidgen of recognition that may come our way, so thanks, y'all!  Now winning for Best Organic Gardening Blog raises the question of how organics and sustainability are connected, so here's what they mean to me: 

Principles of organic gardening are basic, the very foundation of good gardening.  Then sustainabile gardening goes on to pay attention to protecting and improving water and air quality, and providing for wildlife.  It even pays attention to the homo sapiens who create gardens and keeping them going.  So another area of overlap is with permaculture, also a big-picture approach that includes humans in the equation.

Now excuse me while I peruse the other finalists for ideas.  The full results are here. 

Next up, GardenRant also won a Blotanical -  for Best Design – so thanks again!  I'm happy to recommend the folks who created our header – the very cool House of Tears Design in Kansas City, MO.  I found them via either eLance or CraigsList – I used both and don't remember which they responded to.

Oh, and a big thank-you and virtual hug to Stuart Robinson, the wizard behind Blotanical.com and these awards, for his hard work.  He's a true mover and shaker in our little world.