KathyPurdy
Kathy Purdy gardens on 15 acres roughly halfway between Whitney Point and Greene. She writes for Horticulture, Fine Gardening, The American Gardener, and Upstate Gardeners' Journal. (Read full list here.)
She publishes and is the principal contributor to ColdClimateGardening.com, a website dedicated to providing gardening information and help to northern gardeners. One of the longest-running garden blogs on the web, Cold Climate Gardening also provides links, book reviews, and plant profiles to help you successfully garden in the northern climates of USDA Hardiness Zones 4 and colder.
CCG is based in New York's Southern Tier and promotes horticultural and agricultural events in upstate NY. We maintain a public Google calendar of upstate NY horticultural events, and would love to have your event included.
Recent Blog Posts
Forced Bulbs: Garden Bloggers Bloom Day February 2010
February 15, 2010 by Kathy Purdy
Filed under Articles
The bulbs that I am forcing have started to bloom. I put one hyacinth in a forcing glass into the basement on November 29th. I potted the rest up on December 5th. I brought them all up when I saw green tips emerging from the bulbs. I now realize this was too early. According to [...]
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Cut Flowers Are a Frugal Luxury
February 14, 2010 by Kathy Purdy
Filed under Articles
I had long considered flowers from a florist to be a frivolous expense. You couldn’t plant them, and had nothing to show for it when they finally shriveled up and died. Spend the same amount on groceries, and at least you’ve fed your family, even if it still seems like you’ve got nothing to show [...]
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