I’m Celebrating Garden Networking!

Filed under Garden Blogs That Inspire, Garden Events by Bren on September 7, 2010 at 12:18 pm {no comments}

I was ecstatic to find during my daily visit over to my Facebook site at the BGgarden.com to find that I had hit 1,000 friends. The BGgarden Facebook page is where I share what is going on in my life of gardening following the same shares here on my blog. Now I know that it’s [...]

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Bringing Glamour to the Garden

Filed under Garden Events, Photography by Bren on July 17, 2010 at 1:17 pm {9 comments}


Doesn't the ruffle of the petals on the Black Velvet Petunia make you want to get out the stiletto and rent a tux? It's no wonder at the 2010 OFA Short Course......

Be sure to grab a glass of bubbly to enjoy these images from the OFA Short Course Trade Show.

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Happy #bloom_tuesday

Filed under Garden Events, Photography by Bren on June 30, 2010 at 1:11 am {5 comments}


The days are just flying by as I spend most of the daylight hours out in the garden. What a fabulous season it is turning out to be. I knew this morning that I was going to share the Passion Bloom in the image above for #bloom_tuesday.

This blog share also includes a video from my trip to The Cleveland Botanical Garden. It was my first garden tour with my new fisheye lens. Let me know if you spot the new view!

Happy Bloom Tuesday!

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Bean and Rice with a BGspin

Filed under From Garden to Kitchen, Garden Events by Bren on June 22, 2010 at 12:51 am {4 comments}


I always say I could eat mexican cusine every day. Summer is the one of my favorite seasons because all my southwest ingredients are available in my Midwest garden. Today I whipped up a quick Black Bean and Rice Salad for my late lunch after working in the garden.

Monday Nights is #gardenchat on Twitter. Be sure to check out my link on this post to join in the fun. A link to tonights chat is available on my blog entry so you can see what was shared tonight where the topic was Seed Saving.

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If you ask ME ‘what I loved most’ about the Chicago Flower&Garden Show

Filed under Garden Events by Bren on March 22, 2010 at 10:17 pm {12 comments}

It would appear I am stuck in a ‘box’ loaded with memories of last weekends trip to the Chicago Flower & Garden Show. It is one time I can honestly say I don’t mind NOT thinking ‘out of the box’. Today my goal is to share what I loved most about this inspiring visit. It [...]

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Chicago Flower&Garden Show where ART is ALIVE!

Filed under Garden Events by Bren on March 21, 2010 at 1:18 am {12 comments}

I am going to do what I love to do the most : Share PHOTOS!  Just when I thought I would be able to collect my thoughts to share some words that best describe the Chicago Flower & Garden how 2010  I opened  my Picasa album.   I found myself back in comma from the [...]

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