I am not certain as to why I should be so honoured but Kilbournegrove, has awarded me with the Best Blog Award. I may not know why I have been honoured, but honoured I feel. Thank you very much. The next paragraph I have lifted from her own Canadian blog Green Theatre. I am certain that this is acceptable behaviour on my part – however, if it is not, then I grovel and beg for forgiveness….
Post the award on your blog along with the name of the person who passed it on to you and link to their blog. Chose 15 blogs which you have recently discovered and you think are great and pass it on to them. Don’t forget to leave a comment on their blog to let them know that they have been chosen for this award.
So, now we know what to do, here are my 15 blogs that I think deserve special mention:
The Gaudy Garden Jim is one of my favourite American bloggers, writing in a sharp and witty way, mostly about roses. He calls a spade a spade. I like him!
Wood Ridge Lynne is another American blogger, aiming for self sufficiency in Virginia. Lynne writes on anything from gardening to recipes to needlework and much else besides. Full of energy, even her thoughts on the American Constitution were interesting – even to an Englishman like me.
The Patient Gardener Written not so very many miles from the secret valley, this is all about plants and plantmanship.
Great Stems This Texan blog – I seem to like American bloggers – has the most amazing photographs. I like following this blog as it inspires me to attempt to improve my photograhy. I live in hope.
Bay Area Tendrils Alice’s blog from California is another great photgraphy blog. And it deserves special mention for the fabulous rill in the title photo.
Helen’s Blog Helen’ s frequency of writing is somewhat erratic (I’m sure she will agree) but is always interesting. And those of us in the UK can follow her readily in her columns in the Telegraph, a national newspaper.
A Chef in the Garden The title says it all – Tim (yes, American again!) gave up chef-ing to become a full time Estate gardener but food is never too far from the blogs.
A Gardener in Progress Another blog with wonderful photos.
Down to Earth An Australian blog this time.
Elizabeth Rhiannon An American desperate to live in England – and who can blame her even with our taxes?
High Altitude Gardening This is the blog that started me off on my blog adventures! Kate gardens at over 7000ft (I would have thought she would be gasping for breath not digging). My favourite of favourites.
My Little Vegetable Garden This is a Malaysian blog, again with beautiful photos. Fascinating to read about gardening in a climate I have no experience of.
Notes From a Somerset Garden Pictures of Exmoor means that I have to include this one!
Plant Tips & Guidelines for the Desert Garden Noelle’s blog is another great favourite of mine, partly for the photographs and for introducing me to plants that I am never likely to experience. I do have cousins that live in the New Mexican desert, so there is just the slightest chance…
Welsh Hills Again A very recently found blog and how glad I am that I did find it.
And for those of you that haven’t been mentioned, I promise I will on another occasion.
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