SG543: Day Two Highlights from the 2016 Garden Bloggers Fling

Day 2 of the 2016 Garden Bloggers Fling Minneapolis 300

Today, I’m sharing my insights and commentary on the beautiful gardens featured on Day Two of the 2016 Garden Bloggers Fling in Minneapolis. Day Two brought the garden bloggers to the western suburbs of Minneapolis where we visited gardens featured on the 2016 Carver-Scott Extension Master Gardener Garden Tour as well as other special venues that were even new to me. These gardens showcased great design principals as well as a few special tricks and tips that I found especially inventive and adaptable. Day Two was jampacked with gardens and the itinerary of each of the locations and all of the blog posts about Day Two can be found in the links below.

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SG542: Day One Highlights from the 2016 Garden Bloggers Fling with Bren Haas, Tammy Schmitt, Joanne Shaw & Beth Stetenfeld

Day 1 of the 2016 Garden Bloggers Fling Minneapolis 300

On this special episode of Still Growing, I’m reunited with four fellow garden bloggers and new fling friends as we review the gardens and nurseries featured on Day One of the 2016 Garden Blogger’s Fling in Minneapolis, MN. Ohio blogger Bren Haas of Creative Living and Growing with Bren (https://brenhaas.com), Virginia blogger Tammy Schmitt of Casa Mariposa (http://ts-casamariposa.blogspot.com), Ontario blogger Joanne Shaw of Down2Earth (http://www.down2earth.ca), and Wisconsin blogger Beth Stetenfield of Plant Postings (https://plantpostings.blogspot.com) offer their unique insights and impressions of the horticultural venues that made up Day One of The Garden Bloggers Fling. It was a day jampacked with private gardens, nurseries, and public parks… and loads of fun!

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