my book 'blog tour,' part 2: giveaways galore!

All Things Plants: It was our mutual friend Dan Long of Brushwood Nursery (gardenvines.com) who introduced us, and I am so grateful to know All Things Plants’ founder Dave Whitinger. He’s in Texas and I’m not—but the common threads we always find when we get together spell kindred spirit. I was the guest on his popular podcast this week (do you subscribe already?).

Beekman 1802 Boys: One half of “The Amazing Race”-winning, goat-farming, cheese-making Beekman 1802 Boys was my colleague at Martha Stewart, and we keep in touch across the rural New York State counties between here and there about our post-Martha country adventures. Thanks to Brent Ridge (and equally to Josh Kilmer-Purcell) for this lovely book shout-out. (And when the goats freshen late next month, guys: Send milk!) More news to come soon from me and the Beekman Boys, but for now, I’ll leave you hanging. Horrible, aren’t I?

Garden Smackdown: I met Andrew Keys when he bravely contacted me to ask for some of my Aralia plants a few years ago—even though we’d never met. Daring, huh? He’s that kind of guy, a true plantaholic, and now he’s an author of the recent Timber Press title “Why Grow That When You Can Grow This?” (maybe the best title for a plant book ever). He asked me five tough questions (and is hosting a book giveaway).

Our Little Acre: Ohio is home to Kylee Baumle (and her family, flock of chickens and 10 cats—don’t tell my Jack!). She’s an author and newspaper columnist and book reviewer for “Horticulture”