Deb Elliott gardens near Helena Alabama in zone 7b. Her plants have coped with hard frosts, torrential rains, brutal droughts, strange fungal diseases, snowy blizzards and the odd tornado. Deb has a great garden blog where she shares her adventures and experiments with other plant and nature lovers. She is often asked, “What Makes Moss Grow?”.
In This Episode You’ll Discover …
Contents
- The perils of planting too close together
- Winterberries for attracting birds and rabbits in the winter
- Moss growing tips — you can’t buy moss at the store
- The challenges of growing flowers in clay soil
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- we love pressure canning and cooking
- our favorite garden cart is the Gorilla Cart gor866d
Gardening Resources Mentioned
A Way To Garden with Margaret Roach – http://awaytogarden.com
HGTV – http://www.hgtvgardens.com/
This is the book Deb mentioned on the show!
Our Guest’s Links
Visit Deb Elliott online: http://debsgarden.squarespace.com
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Hi Dave, thanks again for having me on your show! I enjoyed talking with you, although, listening back, I did not know I had a strong southern accent! (I did not think I had much of one at all!) It was fun talking about woodland gardening. Many people think it may be difficult to garden in the shade, but there is so much one can do with it. I would encourage people not to be discouraged by shade or other obstacles they percieve to gardening, as most difficulties can be overcome. The important thing is to have fun and not to take it all too seriously.
Hi Deborah,
I wanted to take some time to thank you for the inspiration you’ve given me with your work. I recently started to practice sustainable gardening before I left for Boston and your website and blog post have helped and inspired me tremendously.
I’m currently working on a project at work that requires us to make a website & blog for a business idea we may potentially have. My main idea is for a business that builds vegetable gardens to encourage organic and sustainable gardening in Sydney, Australia.
I’d like to write a questionnaire blog post about you and ask some questions as to how you got into gardening and questions of a similar nature. All I’d ask in return is for you to share a link on a blog post to direct your followers and any viewers to the article about you on my blog and website.
Would you be interested in this ?
If you’re are, shoot me an email and I’d love to publish your article to promote the sustainable living movement and your blog.
Regards,
Derwin
OUTSTANDING! Deb I loved the interview, great job. #gardening
Hello Deb, just discovered your website – great job on your pictures – i have 2 questions, please. Firstly, what is the beautiful yellow flower with the purple inner part and do you have a deer problem with your woodland area – I live in zone 8A, very close to Augusta, Georgia – enjoying your work so much.
Thanks for any information –
Sandra
I wish there were dates on these comments! I check in here just once in a while, and I am sorry I missed Derwin and Sandra’s comments. I encourage anyone with questions for me to contact me by leaving a comment on my blog. Thanks!
Deb