New Gardening Publication Launches in the Triangle

Raleigh, NC Starting in April, Triangle gardeners will have something new to read.

Triangle Gardener a local guide to enjoyable gardening, is a free bi-monthly newspaper that will be available in the Triangle region starting with the April/May issue.

The inaugural issue features gardening stories specific to the Triangle growing season and climate. Among the topics in the April/May issue are stories on rain gardens, vegetable gardening, invasive plants, roses, fire ants, and a top 10 list of plants for this year\’92s garden. Each issue also features news from the gardening community, a two-month calendar of garden events and tours, and a garden maintenance calendar.

The stories are written by gardening professionals, county extension agents, horticulturists, and others who are experts on gardening in the Triangle.

The publication will be available free of charge at local garden centers, garden specialty stores, arboretum/botanical gardens, bookstores, coffee shops, and more throughout the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill area and surrounding communities. A complete list of distribution spots will be available on www.trianglegardener.com.

The publisher and editor of Triangle Gardener is Beverly Hurley, a Triangle resident who has a background in garden scouting and writing, marketing and public relations. She started Triangle Gardener as a way to bring the variety of gardening information available at multiple sources into one resource publication that gardeners can keep and refer to throughout the gardening season.

She is also a member of the Garden Writers Association, which will hold its 2009 convention in Raleigh this September.

To kick off the first issue, Triangle Gardener is a sponsor of the upcoming Southern Ideal Home Show, April 3-5, at the State Fairgrounds. Show attendees can stop by the Triangle Gardener booth in Dorton Arena, pick up a copy of the free newspaper and ask gardening questions of volunteers from various Triangle area plant societies, along with experts from the JC Raulston Arboretum, North Carolina Botanical Garden, and the Sarah P. Duke Gardens.

For more information on this new publication, contact 919-926-7501.

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EDITOR’S NOTE: Contact Beverly Hurley at 919-926-7501 (office) or 913-461-3066 (cell) for questions or images.

One of the many things I like about blogging is meeting like minded gardeners.
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I met Shawna at Twitter, a social media group.\’a0 She is smart, funny and gorgeous, but I guess you tell that from her photo.\’a0 Shawna’s blog The Casual Gardener is a great read.\’a0 Be sure to check it out…and not just because I’m her guest blogger – ha!\
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Shawna Lee Coronado is an author, Chicago area syndicated newspaper columnist, energetic speaker, and environmental and health correspondent. Her book Gardening Nude is focused on health improvement by exposure to nature, greening, and community building. Shawna\’92s prime exposure to nature is through gardening which is what inspired Shawna\’92s development of her health philosophy. The \’93Get Your Green On Healthy Philosophy\’94 is the key component in her own dramatic health improvement and green lifestyle change.\’a0 \
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Being very active in local community is critical to Shawna\’92s inspirational message. She is heavily involved with many community greening and improvement organizations and is currently on the Board of directors for Fermilab National Accelerator’s Natural Areas. She works closely with the local America In Bloom organization and has participated in many community organizations such as environmental advisory commissions, conservation groups, parks and forestry associations, and educational institutions.\
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Shawna\’92s experience in business development, communication, sales management, and online marketing has helped her spread the positive health and greening message. Shawna wants to inspire positive change for the world’s physical and emotional health!\
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Focused on nature, Shawna\’92s landscape design, horticulture, and gardening expertise motivates her to be outdoors experiencing a healthier lifestyle. This experience has significantly improved her health and emotional well-being and has contributed to her environmental awareness and expertise.\
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Shawna lives and works in a suburb of Chicago. You can find Shawna staying healthy by working regularly in her garden with the family dog and mascot, Harry the Pug.\
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My readers know, I more than just about gardening and writing about gardening.\’a0 I think it is so important to give back to our gardening community.\’a0 Shawna is the the kind of example I point to when asked, “What can I do.” Volunteer at your local botanic garden or arboretum. It’s rewarding, you’ll see.\
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Thanks you Shawna for all you do!

If you like to read about myths, mysteries, and miracles in the gardening world, this book is for you.  It was enchanting to read Ken Druse’s latest book, Planthropology.

As a Christmas gift, the timing was perfect offering an excuse to escape for a good read.\’a0 This was just the read I needed.

The book’s contents were in four organized parts: Discovery, Attractions, Elegant Design, and Growing Forward. The amazing photos were organized to enrich each part and each chapter within it’s respective part.  Ken gives gracious nods to those who have influenced his learning process and discovery which made the read even more enchanting.

As I’m reading and gushing over the photos, it strikes me that there are alien looking plant such as a Banksia that capitivated his heart, as well as, old fashioned ones, like the thornless, climbing, double-butter-yellow-flowered Land Banks rose. And speaking of Banks, who knew? The story of Joseph Banks with Captain James Cook in 1768 was fascinating.  Ken offers wondrous, adventurous looks in the life of plants and those who love them.

I’ve already found myself reaching for the book again to recall a date, an adventure, or just rereading a paragraph presenting a description well worth repeating. A wonderful book for any garden lover.