Good day, gardeners! And, an early Happy New Year to you all! For the end of the year, I decided to do a deep dive back to see what were some of YOUR favorite items in the newsletters over the past year. It helps me better understand your interests, and for some it is a reminder of the best content you may have missed the first time around.
Here are the top ten external links that you read.
On the Roof at Lurie Garden on GardenRant
Peter Korn's Pioneering Nursery and Garden near Malmö on Gardens Illustrated
An Evaluation Study of Hardy Ornamental Grasses from the Chicago Botanic Garden
Perennial Trials Reveal Top 9 Performers in Rocky Mountain Conditions from Colorado State University
Monarchs in Flight Outdoor Throw Pillow designed by Karen Barnes
Chelsea Chop or Spring Perennial Pruning from Jenks Farmer
Thirty Ways to Make Your Garden Look Older from Garden & Gun
Nurturing Nature in Your Yard from the NY Times
A Field Guide to Roadside Wildflowers at Full Speed from The Prairie Ecologist
And, the most popular external link was Habitat Piles: Turning Garden Debris Into Shelter and Sculpture from Gardenista.
And, here are the top five blog posts I wrote that you enjoyed.
And, the most popular post I wrote (beating out the external links for number of clicks, too) was A Morning at Oudolf Field
As always, thanks for welcoming me into your inbox each week to share what I’m learning about plants. I so appreciate you opening the newsletter and engaging with the valuable knowledge, wonder, and craft that I share. I'm looking forward to another plantastic year with y'all!
Cheers, and keep growing!
Dr. Jared