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We leave Mendocino in the morning and arrive in the Bay area late in the day to continue our booktour to promote our book “What’s Wrong With My Plant (And How Do I Fix It)?”. We’re scheduled for a lot of bookstore appearances in the area and everywhere we go we see posters announcing our arrival.                  

We’re at the San Francisco Flower and Garden Show 2010 to present a PowerPoint show on diagnosing plant problems using examples from our book. And what a great show it is! The theme this year is Gardens for the Future. One of the first things we see on entering the show is a giant cube made entirely of succulents. It seems to float on water.

As soon as we returned from our travels by plane to Philadelphia and Boise we drove to Oregon in our car and began the road trip portion of our book tour. We stayed with friends in Portland and drove out to our bookstore events and then back to Portland each night. We appeared at Powell’s at Cedar Hills, Beaverton, Oregon, on Thursday, March 11. Next

Our whirlwind of activities landed us at the Philadelphia Flower Show and the Idaho Horticultural Society Symposium week before last. We presented slide shows and seminars at both events.  When people describe the Philadelphia Flower Show as the biggest flower show in the country, they’re not kidding. It is a mob scene, crammed with exhibits, vendors, and visitors. Long lines form to enter each seminar

What people are saying about our book at about.com. Read the whole review. The Bottom Line What’s Wrong With My Plant? (And How Do I Fix It?) is a book that every gardener, whether you’re a newbie or an old pro, should have on the shelf. It’s like having a Master Gardener at your beck and call, twenty four hours a day, seven days a

Every day we get more fantastic reviews of our book and so many people are finding that our book is the perfect Christmas gift for all their gardening friends. Here’s a link to a review on In the Garden Online so you can check out what people are saying about our book. And another appeared in the Akron Beacon Journal. And here’s a third at

On Saturday morning, Nov. 21, Ciscoe Morris invited us into the radio studio for a live interview on his show. It was great! Ciscoe is such a knowledgable and consummate professional that he made the whole interview a lot of fun. Here’s a link to Ciscoe’s podcast of our interview. Check it out, you’ll enjoy it a great deal.

Our first radio interview was posted today at Ken Druse/Real Dirt Click on the link to go to Ken’s Podcast of the show.  He has also posted pages from inside our book on his website and has written a great review. Thank you Ken!

May Dreams Gardens has announced the winners of their book giveaway contest for What’s Wrong With My Plant? (And How Do I Fix It?). Three lucky gardeners will receive a free copy of our book. That’s a good thing!

Be one of three lucky people to win a free copy of “What’s Wrong With My Plant (And How Do I Fix It)?” Carol, on her blog May Dreams Gardens, initiated the contest and will select the winners. Just click on the link to go to her blog site. To enter the contest all you have to do is describe a plant problem you have