Happy Birthday Transatlantic Plantsman!

It’s one year today since I started this blog… Almost 160 posts, countless pictures and plenty of interesting comments from you the readers. During this time I’ve featured some stunning new plants, like Impatiens ‘Fusion Peach Frost’ (pictured) from both sides of the Atlantic, some excellent books, and I’ve occasionally stretched the horticultural point a little to include fish and music. Sadly, I couldn’t find a way to include the startlingly inventive Imagined Village, a “folk” band featuring ex-punk Billy Bragg and veteran folkie Martin Carthy whom I saw recently in England,. On the other hand…

Thank you for your comments and suggestions, those posted publicly and those emailed privately, and here’s to another year of Transatlantic Plantsman.

I‘ll be recommending some recent books in the run up to the holidays… but, if I might be so bold, perhaps you’d be kind enough to take a look at my own books in the column to the left and see if any would make suitable gifts for your family or friends in the coming holiday season.

Comments

[Gloria]

You have been a great addition to the garden blogging world.It is like your own online magazine.
Hope you have enjoyed the writing as much as those of us that read.
Your own books are a great suggestion for gifts to gardeners. Anyone reading this the 'Encyclopedia of Perennials' U S version is on my wish list.
Salute to the years to come...

[Graham Rice]

Thanks Gloria, it's been great fun writing this and so enjoyable meeting so many new people through comments and emails.