Comments on: Pat Welsh’s New Organic Gardening Book Released

By: Climbing “America” Rose | VintageGardenGal

Climbing “America” Rose | VintageGardenGal — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 17:11:53 +0000

[...] was first introduced to climbing “America” rose in garden guru, Pat Welsh’s garden years ago. I was drawn to its vibrant salmon-coral blooms, but it really is an ideal [...]

By: Bonnie Manion

Bonnie Manion — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:32:50 +0000

Pat, many thanks for your wonderful comments. It is always a treat to hear your words of wisdom….VintageGardenGal

By: Pat Welsh

Pat Welsh — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:52:58 +0000

Many thanks, Ron, for your kind comment. I look forward to seeing you at Rogers Gardens, one of my favorite places to give talks. Regarding my new organic book, one of the parts I most enjoyed researching and writing was the month-by-month information on rose care. I had fun giving gardeners a choice of ways to accomplish this and even recipes for creating homemade concoctions for feeding and for pest and disease control. I am eager to get some feedback next year regarding people’s success. One difference is that one begins feeding much earlier—January instead of after leaves unfurl.

By: Bonnie Manion

Bonnie Manion — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:48:34 +0000

Ron, thanks for your great comment…VintageGardenGal

By: Pat Welsh

Pat Welsh — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:20:12 +0000

Thank you for your kind reply, Paul. I cannot call myself a blogger, since I don’t think I could do that as well as write books, and I am writing another one. But I do have a website and thanks to a new partnership with a web expert it is now upgraded and I hope more helpful. I’d be pleased if you would visit it sometime and let me know if you find helpful advice for UK also. I am originally English myself, from Yorkshire and I went back there this summer and enormously enjoyed the unspoiled countryside of Yorkshire and the Lake District.

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:48:51 +0000

Wonderful Reading the feedback pat.glad you read these great sites as much as we do.you know,it’s just a pity there aren’t as many goodgardening info sites for gardeners in the uk.they are becomming more and more common and I myself blog about uk gardening issues but there are not many others.it’s great to see comments from authors.I just find that fantastic.

By: Ron Vanderhoff

Ron Vanderhoff — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:12:06 +0000

Pat Welsh is certainly the queen of Southern California gardening. Once again, Pat clarifies the local gardening year perfectly, with confidence and certainty; advice harvested from a lifetime of gardening and growing. Follow Pat’s advice and your gardening adventures will never be more rewarding.

By: Pat Welsh

Pat Welsh — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:10:50 +0000

Dear Bonnie: Thank you so much for your very kind review of my new book and thank you Paul for retailing it in the U.K. (F.Y.I.: My publisher, Chronicle Books, is now part of the Hachette Book Group, USA, originally a British company and might be the explanation that the book is sold in the UK and surprisingly, also in India.) The information regarding tropical and subtropical plants, including citrus, and also many vegetable crops, and annual, biennial, and perennial flowers would apply to other mild climates throughout the world, but especially to Mediterranean climates like South Africa and south west Australia. Only the timing would have to be changed. Many thanks for your kind comments and I hope you enjoy the book as much as I enjoyed writing it, Pat.

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:16:22 +0000

There are not many essential gardening books out there that you can really get your teeth into and read without falling asleep. That is the problem we are finding nowadays. There are several very good gardening books out there, this being one of them, but it is very hard to wade through the trash so to speak and find something of interest. I suppose with the groth of internet sites based on gardening, people are more reluctant to put so much effort into writing books like they did in the old days. I love reading gardening blogs and soaking up information like a sponge, but you cant beat a good book for reference.

By: Bonnie Manion

Bonnie Manion — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:38:09 +0000

Pat Welsh continues to please us with her books that caputure the pulse of everyday gardening. Thanks for your wonderful comment….VintageGardenGal