EDITORletter

Busy as a Bee

Spring is always a crazy-busy time for local gardeners and this one was no exception! My garden is feeling very neglected, though, as I mostly spent my spring inside at my computer. Between this monthly magazine and the weekly GardenDC podcast, I squeezed in some time for promoting my new book, The Urban Garden, co-written with Teri Speight, that came out in late April. I am also the editor of a few other plant society journals and manage projects for a few garden organizations for which I serve on the boards. On top of those things and many other projects, I kept one activity secret because my publisher asked me to keep it under wraps until the final text was submitted. Now I can finally reveal that I have completed another new book that will debut early next spring. The title is Groundcover Revolution and it is all about great groundcovers as substitutes for traditional turfgrass lawns. In writing that upcoming book, I had to carve time away from some other things and that meant no group bus trip up to the Philadelphia Flower Show this year. I was saddened not to be able to go, but I made it up to the show for a half-day by train. I’m pictured above at one of the bookseller booths. As you can also see by the fan in my hand, it was a hot day and the outdoor show, while gorgeous, was a bit rough weather-wise for many attendees. Plans are for the show to be back indoors next March and I look forward to taking another group then. Look for more details about that this winter. Sincerely,

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