Time, at last, to reveal something new that's been taking up a fair chunk of my time of late: the Guardian's gardening blog. It's a team effort, with posts from the lovely Lia Leendertz and Dominic Murphy, and some burblings from me. (Don't worry, I'll keep blogging here too.)
There are lots of goodies on offer, from archive posts from the late, great Vita Sackville-West (who wrote columns for the Observer - to come shortly, once I've typed it in) and Christopher Lloyd, to a guest post from the garden blogger par excellence, the anonymous Garden Monkey*. Plus our Q&A feature is going interactive, so you can add your wisdom to the mix and help solve other gardeners' dilemmas and problems.
Would love to know what you think of it - please do go and comment, or drop me an email. Proving popular so far is a post about composting tea bags.
* It has occurred to me that there's something about me and anonymous bloggers - I've had email exchanges with Belle de Jour (or someone claiming to be her, anyway) when I edited the very first Guardian weblog back in the day; I've met Salam Pax (who's in the paper today explaining why he's back in Baghdad), and now the Garden Monkey. And no, I still don't know who Belle or GM are. Useless, aren't I?
Hi, Jane, congratulations on the new blog. I think it's a brilliant idea to use the archive columns - it'll bring them to a whole new audience. Thanks for your lovely comments on my blog, and I'm glad you enjoyed the story.
Best wishes, Victoria
Posted by: Victoria | January 16, 2009 at 11:53 PM
The new blog looks fantastic! Great work.
Fennel and Fern
The Stylish Gardening Blog
www.fennelandfern.blogspot.com
Posted by: Fennel and Fern | January 17, 2009 at 10:00 AM
Hi Jane,
Hadn't noticed the paraphrased Parker quote before! My other favourite is "Brevity is the soul of lingerie."
Posted by: John Curtin | January 28, 2009 at 04:22 PM
I've loved that Parker quote for years; so glad to see you using it! Looking forward to Vita Sackville-West, another old acquaintance, though I'm more familiar with her raring around Paris with a female lover, Vita dressed as a young man, than with her garden writing. How very domestic of her.
--Kate
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Posted by: Gardening Seeds | February 25, 2009 at 06:23 PM
Nice writing. You are on my RSS reader now so I can read more from you down the road.
Allen Taylor
Posted by: garden | April 20, 2009 at 03:47 PM
And I'm loving their blog already. Great stuff. Long live the Guardian!
Posted by: Mohsin | May 24, 2009 at 08:17 PM