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About This Site
Colleen Vanderlinden is the co-author (with Alison Beck) of Edible Gardening for the Midwest (Lone Pine Publishing, 2009). She’s also the organic gardening writer for About.com and PlanetGreen.com. She’s been published in Birds & Blooms and Mother Earth News.
Colleen has been cited as an expert in reusing and recycling in the garden in the book How to Do Just About Everything Right the First Time (FC&A Publishing, 2008) and has been interviewed about starting seeds indoors on the Ask Farmer Phoebe telecourse. Author Maureen “Mo” Gilmer listed In the Garden Online as one of her recommended regional garden blogs in her book “The Small Budget Gardener.” (Cool Springs Press, 2010.)
About In the Garden Online
I started In the Garden Online in 2004 to help gardeners in Michigan and its neighboring Great Lakes states garden easier, better, and in a more ecologically-friendly way. The garden is such a source of happiness for me, but I kept hearing “it’s so much work,” “I kill plants,” or “what should I plant?” from my family and friends. I decided to do what I could to encourage gardening in my region. And I’m very happy to welcome visitors from other regions as well!
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If you’re new to In the Garden Online, may I direct you to some of my most popular posts?
- Seed Sources for Frugal Gardeners
- Setting Up a Worm Bin
- Easy Perennials
- Lasagna Gardening
- Making Soil Blocks
- America’s Favorite Tomatoes
Posting Schedule:
Monday: Garden Essay/Thoughts on Gardening
Tuesday: How To…
Wednesday: Garden Update/Wordless Wednesday
Thursday: Book and Product Reviews
Friday: Reusing/Recycling in the Garden
Weekend: Crafts and Recipes from the Garden