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helpful information by: nonymous I really enjoyed all the information you and your followers provide. the information is very helpful. thanks again.

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New beginning by: Shirley Since I could walk, fall down and smell the earth, I have been a gardener. I am 55 now and last fall suffered multiple strokes due to an infection. When I woke from open heart surgery, I had lost all memory of things I am most passionate about. Your newsletter is reconnecting me to what I love most; the earth, my garden and how to care for it once I am able. Many thanks, Shirley

Great way to learn how to garden. by: Ana Thank you so much for your newsletter and the site. I have learned a lot. I grew up knowing how to grow plants, veggies and fruit. One thing I can say is when you move to a different country like me and even a different state, planting is not the same. All things I knew seems to be gone and everything is new to me. Doug's website is helping me learn and use what I knew before,in to action. Motivation was the key, and I fell in love planting a garden again.

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your news letters by: Anonymous Enjoy the information provided by news letters Ihave been in the garden profession eight years and now have decide to go into the organic end in greenhouses also plan to dab in the organic lawn care in my area thank you and keep up the good work you do regards T.J.

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New Subscriber by: Sheila I am a new subscriber and I enjoy the newsletter very much. Thank you for all your knowledge and hard work sharing with all of us.

I enjoy your site as gardening has always been my hobby. by: Janet Cooley I work endlessly to achieve a beautiful 4 season garden and many of your comments have helped me and I have also included them in my garden Journals—300 to 400 pages a year. Your comments on Downy mildew are already in the spring section of the 2011 journal and guidelines for when to plant seeds has also been included. I’ am ready to go and start at the beginning of Feb. Since I like the 4 season approach, I will try your computer planning this week. I have used 2 programs to design gardens & have failed with both. It’s not that I can’t use either program, it’s just that they don’t provide the product I want. I love your site, thanks Janet

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here's a first by: cominback Mary I just signed up for this newsletter so my only comment is ALRIGHT!! I used to spend so much time in my yards and gardens and lost out on a lot of fun over the years. Now, when weather doesn't allow me to get OUT and get dirty...I can read about all the things I so fondly remember. Thanks!!

Black spot control on roses by: Ruth very interested in your method of controlling black spot on roses. We have just had an article printed in our best and latest gardening mag, which suggests baking soda etc., as you have done. I am about to ditch the tripherine, utter poison, and set up a good spraying programme using your ideas. I will keep you posted as to how it goes, we in Australia love our roses and any good news re black spot control is welcome and welll received, as we suffer here down under.

G. Woods by: Anonymous I have enjoyed your newsletter immensely. As a novice gardener I have been able to get a lot of helpful information. I look forward to the latest gardening information. Thank you for your sharing your knowledge and helping me help my garden look good.

Daydream Gardening by: Cecilia Rich Thanks for every issue! Even though I am currently an apartment-dwelling, windowsill gardener, I relish dreaming and planning a furure endeavor!

Love your site by: Nadine thompson Hi Doug I really enjoy visiting your site and reading al of the articles. I am an avid gardener and enjoy it passionately. I however am not an expert and I have limited knowledge in the area, I really just garden from the heart so your website provides the knowledge. Thank you for this gift, Nadine Thompson Ps I live in Exeter NH but grew up in Toronto Ontario. I see that you are in Ontario are you anywhere near Toronto?

Rose bushes by: Lois D I have 6 rose bushes and with the rain we have had this summer they ended up with black spot and mildew - thank goodness for your site as I had no idea what was happening. Hopefully you have saved my roses. Thank you for a wonderful site.

great by: Bleiz Dear Doug A site that realy works and info all most helpfull. Many thanks.

I'm getting the hang of it by: Darlene Thanks Doug, for all the good info! I acquired a small landscaping and garden job a couple of years ago. I love it but am a novice when it comes to many things. I need all the help I can get and find your news letters very helpful to me as there is a large variety of things that need to be done in these gardens with my limited knowledge.

salvia hot lips by: Anonymous Thank you for all the useful info and videos on organic gardening. Very informative. I have a plant that has a tag name "salvia hot lips" but I can't find any more information on it. Can you help? Thanks

So Straightforward by: Bob Doug, I have really enjoyed your site. I am taking up gardening in retirement and really have a lot to learn. Your newsletters and articles really get right to the point and provide very useful information without getting too technical. I see you are starting to take some time for yourself now and I heartily recommend that!!

New subscriber by: Anonymous Don't have much to go by (only been subscribing for 3 weeks), but, so far, so good.

Great job by: Anonymous I don't remember how I stumbled upon your website, but it has been a terrific resource of all things gardening for me. I've been gardening for two years now and like to do a lot of research before committing to a design or plant. The newsletter is great at keeping me informed and I thank you for the countless hours you must log into making your website so informative.

Thanks for your help and inspiration! by: Ursula, from Peru I found your website looking for info on how to grow my hydrangeas better. I found so much more! I read a bit daily. I now know how to prune and why I am doing each type of pruning=). I am using much more compost than before and it is showing. I am planting my containers with more than one plant in each, achieving nicer results. I have moved plants around in my little garden and added more... it is looking great. Still, with your inspiration, I get new ideas every day, so more is coming to my garden soon, in the way of vines, containers and plants. Thanks again, Ursula!

Email Newsletters by: Fred I have found the content of your letters to be very informative.

Thank you. by: Mary k. Schmuker I've learned so much from you..........Purslane, nasty weed,found out how to identify it and how to grt rid of it. Visited the bug guide...Just love all the info and pictures and ideas, thank you so very much.

WOW by: Anonymous Thank you Doug, for such a tremendous gift!! This is the best gardening website I have seen. One of the neatest people I have ever met shared your website with me after helping me out at the local plant sale, and inviting me to join the horticultural society. I have been gardening off and on over the years as time has permitted, and I am so grateful for good information, having made and still making so many mistakes. I have only looked at a few articles so far, in particular the very comprehensive section about growing herbs, but your information and experience have been invaluable already. You cover many climate zones and soil types, too. Great Work! Thanks again!

Newsletters by: Diane I always find something beneficial in every newsletter. Thanks so much for sharing your wealth of knowledge with the rest of us!

100 degrees and no rain by: Anonymous Doug, I enjoy your newsletter. In Columbus, Ga it has been a challenge to keep anything alive. Never in my 60 years have we had a summer this hot and dry.

a wealth of knowledge. by: Anonymous I have been landscaping and gardening in the novice state for a few years and I have learned a few things and relearned some old things. I do occaisionally when I have a chance to read a lot of information from the website. Sometimes it's a read and go do because no one demands my time. Please keep up the good work.

Good info by: Mrs. T I'm not a gardening person, yet. So now I'm just soaking up all the great info I get from Doug Thanks

Down To Earth by: Anonymous This guy seems to have the right mix of erudition and expertise. Enjoyable and accessible.

Newsletter Feedback by: Sue I love the info, great photos and videos. Even though I'm a pretty experienced gardener it's always nice to see how to do things & learn more. The links provided are usefull too. One comment: I garden in Zone 3 (Edmonton Alberta). I know some consider our location a gardening challenge. However, even though we get -35C in winter, we also get +30C in summer. Being northern, we also get very long days of sunlight which are really wonderful. I am always looking for websites & publications that address prairie zone 3 gardening so anything that you or fellow readers can offer would be much appreciated.

A sense of freedom by: Anonymous Hi Doug Only three weeks receiving you newsletter! The comment title relates to my gardening journey. Anytime I need a an gardening answer I know it can be found somewhere on you website. this allows me to enjoy my garden even more and gives me a sense of freedom knowing an answer to any gardening question is only a click away. Thanks You

simply, thank you . . . by: Anthony T I am mostly interested in rose care and what I have read and seen so far on your site has been very helpful; validating things I have done and helped me to be more flexible in caring for the roses in my care here at home. Thanks for your wealth of information and the easily accessibility. Anthony T

newsletter by: joyann have been so busy planting,weeding,trimming,digging that I have not had enough time to enjoy all the wonderful things your newsletter has to over--i am behind w/everything because of a knee operation and broken wrist-that i then sprained soon after the cast came off...i also have a mostly butterfly koi pond that i am trying to keep plants in and plant around -now its berry picking time most of my blueberries are done,but there are red and black raspberries to pick and the Concord,Va. area has been terribly hot for June, but the veggies and melons are growing in spite of neglect -have truly enjoyed the compost poems! Hope to be ale to read more

One Stop Shop by: Lisa S Thanks for providing such a breadth of information on all aspects of gardening. I'm really appreciative and know the yard will look better as a result. Wonderful!

Happy newsletter by: Stephanie Just wanted to say that this year has been busy getting to the landscaping of my yard. We moved into our home 2 years ago and I started one rock garden but with work n family it kind was ingored as I only was able to plant annuals. Now this year I have been going perennial crazy and have planted alot just adding a fourth small flower bed on the edge of the vegatable garden because I ran out of space. That seems to be my problem now as I want more but no space. This weekly newsletter has been very informative as I am finally learning how to garden. I have been forwarding it my girlfriends who also injoy it very much. Thanks again.

Thank You Doug! by: Gladys As a beginner gardener and lots of trial and error I am enjoying your informative website. I only wish I had found your website a long time ago. I look forward to your next newsletter and would like to say thanks for your time and the concern you show towards your readers.

great information by: Charlie I am finding great information on so much. I am fairly a beginner in gardening, and really find I need so much help. This site is so good, and has given me tons of info.

Great Newsletter by: tracii We recently bought a house and with that inherited a very British, crowded garden. Being fairly new to outdoor gardening (I have a green thumb with indoor gardening) I have found this newsletter and the web site extremely helpful. Maybe I will even be able to tell the flowering weeds from the actual flowers one day!! I hope!! I have to say I love the personal touch to the newsletters, so much better than the generic newsletters I get from other places. Thanx so much.

A Great Newsletter! by: Jim in Michigan I an an experienced gardener (over 30 years) and enjoy Doug Green's newsletter immensely. I can and do learn new things, not only from the experienced readers (and Doug too), but also from the novices. A day doesn't go by without a new bug or problem cropping up. It's good to know we can share and learn. I hope I can also contribute to the questions and the advice. Jim

Gardening-My New Hobby by: Melody Doug, I love your newsletter, websites and facebook page. I've decided to make gardening my new hobby this year and you've given me a wealth of information. I very much appreciate you passing on your knowledge, it's helped me a great deal. My grounds have been neglected for several years as I just didn't know how to care for them, however I'm very happy to report following your advise I've the best lawn my neighbours have seen in years and I know it'll be even better next year :) Since I've found your website a day hasn't passed that I haven't read about something. Once again thank you for sharing

Your Newsletter by: Anonymous Doug, I love reading your newsletters. They are insightful, very informative and simple to read. Your approach to gardening is great! Thank you for the information you pack into each one!

Thanks by: Evelyn Doug, I have enjoyed the Newsletter very much and have gotten so much information from it written by you and the members. Thank you for introducing me to so much.

Thanks! by: Anonymous Doug, I love your website and your newsletter. I move around a lot but always want to have a garden. The moving makes it challenging to get to know the new climate, soil, what thrives and doesn't etc. Now I'm living in Germany, I've learned a lot what to do and not do in this particular climate. Thanks for the information that you have posted!

Wonderful site by: Monica the best...so look forward to your insight, thank you.

Great site by: Anonymous Great information. Thanks

i let my fingers do my walking in your web site :) by: ms dean hunt hello doug ..a country bumkin here now a city resident ... the day i was looking for seedlings and how to harden off to plant them out ... the no nonsense repore you convey in your newsletters is re freshing :) i have a small belcony now and miss my farm but I'm a trooper ..lol if you have any ideas on perenials for this small place d write ... and thx again for being there when this ol gurl was searching for a answer ... ms dean hunt.

new flower beds by: B Spring In the Fall of this year we plan to re-do our flower bed, since I have other bulbs I would like to save and replant, I found out from Doug just how to save them and make sure they will grow again once transplanted.

I didn't even know what I didn't know by: Joannie Thank you for your newsletter, Doug. I have learned a lot that I didn't even know I didn't know.

Wisteria and Ashoka by: Divya I am originally from India. I am currently in Maryland. So, I like to get information about gardening in a cooler climate. I learned something new yesterday on Dough's newsletter. You can make your Wisteria to bloom if you ill treat it a bit. I had planted a Wisteria two years ago and was getting impatient with it for not blooming! So, that helped. I am going to root-prune it this year. It also reminded me of an ancient myth in India. It is said that a particular garden tree called Ashoka would bloom in spring only after being kicked by a beautiful woman!

New garden space by: Karen I've really enjoyed your newsletters and especially liked the Garden thugs ebook. I'm researching a new small garden and want to attempt to get it close to right the first time. Your newsletter and sight are providing valuable & fun information.

Doug Green Rocks! by: Deb Your newsletter is very thorough, full of easy to implement ideas and down to earth advice. I look forward to learning and being entertained by 'Doug Green!'

Novice Gardener looking for friendly information by: Katie I have recently discovered my green thumb and I've been searching for great sites and blogs with garden information. Doug's site has a lot of information but easy to understand for a beginner. I just bought a house with a half acre and I can't wait to incorporate the tips and ideas from Doug. Love the newsletters too! Thanks Doug!!

What a breath of fresh air! by: Glad Hayes In a world of internet experts who draw you to their site, only to find out that their so-called help will cost you ex-amount of dollars, I have to tell you how thrilled I am everytime I come to your site to learn about my gardening projects. I have recommended you to everyone I know and will continue to do so. Thank you.

Wonderful site by: Megan McNabb I love this site. It has so many useful things to read. I don't know much about gardening, and this site has helped me a lot. Thank you so much Doug.

Great!!! by: Pamela As a new gardener I have found your website and ebook extremely useful! I look forward to reading the newsletters!! Thank you thank you!

Loved Your Information by: Anonymous Hello Doug, Just wanted to say that you rock! I love your information it's been very helpful. Thanks again

Good news in the newsletter! by: Bonnie in Oregon Thanks for all the info... I thought I was an experienced gardener but alas it turns out I'm an amateur with lots to learn... thanks for the info ... I'm learning every day.

Best time spent on computer by: HerbalWench Thanks for a great read... Can't wait to get my hands dirty.

Daffodils by: Duane Jahn I like your newletter but I am still waiting for someone to tell me why my daffodils (the ones planted in front with southern exposure) didn't bloom last year or this year. All I get is the plant, no flowers. Thanks, dj

So far, So Good! by: Anonymous I have just recently signed up for your newsletter. I have not gone through all the information yet - but so far, I love it.

Great newsletter by: Patricia Reid I am enjoying your newsletter. I have gardened for years but never with much expertise. I want to learn more and also we are starting a community garden in our low-income neighbourhood. We are all excited and look forward to planting. We have started some seeds to get ready for the planting season. Keep up the great work you are doing.

SO many good ideas and tips by: Marion SO much good information. I need more time and energy to put it all to use!

Really good Newsletter by: Anonymous I have learned a lot from this newsletter. Thank you!

New Reader by: Anonymous Hello Thank you for such a great site. I've been reading the on-line courses which are very good, and am working my way through the rest of your postings. I should add that, tho a relatively new gardener myself, I very much appreciate your approach to gardening in general. Thank you again.

Sub. Link by: Anonymous I am trying to subscribe to your newsletter but the link is not working....are you still doing it?

Great information! by: mpdargan Thx Doug, for putting this wonderful, holistic newsletter and site together. It always amazes me what is here for any level of gardener. Cheers, mp

Your Newsletter by: wkeithscott I quite enjoy the newsletter, and amazed at all the lovely/positive comments from afar. It's an real Joy, sense an sharing, and appreciation by all these folks...that seem like neighbours. Indeed have something in 'common', with an master helpful gardener, all 'this' an not even on an 'fee simple basis'. Doug, 'we need you', most appreciated....all stay on board.....pls. Semi-retirement, ughhhh! Been there done that.

Enjoy your newsletter by: Anonymous I found your website doing a search on straw bale gardening and find the info very on target and look forward to reading more. Thank you.

WE APPRECIATE THE INFORMATION by: HILDA WE WISH YOU WELL IN YOUR FUTURE WITH PRINCESS. AS WE ALL KNOW THERE IS AN AMAZING WOMAN BEHIND THIS GREAT MAN! THANK YOU!

Gardeniiiing at work by: T. Musarra Dear Doug, I joined your newsletter as I work in aged care and we are starting up next week a raised garden beds for our wheel chair residents and I am looking forward to your newsletter as i will be discussing what we are going to plant and the involvment and the benifits that the residents will gain from this activity. Trish

my garden your tips by: steve hi doug well i have been reading your articles for about 3 weeks now and i just want to say i have found alot of what you have been saying in your articles have been real helpful when it comes to my garden and your tips have been great , and so i want to say thanks and keep it coming steve

Beginner by: Mary As a beginner gardener w/a small yard. I have been reading everything on your site. I got your ebook on Intensive Gardening and have been reading and hopefully learning, so that when spring comes again I will be more prepared to get the best out of my small space. Thanks for all your help.

Not Enough Time by: Camille Tinling Doug, I am an avid gardener who has just moved form Sacramento to the North Coast of California -- a big change of climate! I think your site is terrific. I just wish I had more time to peruse it! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and ideas.

good site by: MagVee I'm a newby to the site and to gardening. I still hava a lot to learn. I like the no nonsense aproach of the site - it's short and to the point. Thanks!

Waiting for the spring by: Nina Hi Doug, I hope to become more active member of your group after I start working in my garden next spring. We have nice yard but it is neglected and I hope to use some of the ideas found in your newspaper very soon. All the best from covered with the snow Chicago, Nina

Glad I found your website by: marcia I found you one day looking up daffidills,and when to plant in this area.. and found myself adding you first to favorites then to your news letter's. You taught me alot.. so far about what I've been planting. I'm resently become disabled.. and gardening has become my passion..thing is I'm in a apartment complex, but..I'm filling all flower beds with flower's as well as produce. Thanks keep up the good work you do!

Refreshing by: D. Hagar Love your no nonsince approch and candor in Q and A

daisymay by: Anonymous Hi All, this is the best Garden Newsletter on the Web. You have helped me several times. Especially with green Pestcontral advise. Keep up the good Work and Merry, Merry Xmas!!!!!

So happy! by: Karla Some how I stumbled onto this website and I am so happy! I am somewhat computer challenged so it was not planned. I have always been interested in flower gardening, but it has only been the last 10 years that I have lived where it could be a reality. I have become an obsessed gardener. I am 76 and give thanks every year that I am able to do this. Your web site is the best. Thank you soooo much.

thanks by: gramma audrey After raising six children and they are all gone now. Now I can do my thing and that is in the garden I am so thankful to you for sharing the information you send to me. I reside in Pgh, Pa.

Love it! by: Colo Girl So far all I see is great, experienced, to the point information on the major seasonal gardening issues. Thank you!

Dirty hands and good food... by: John Greetings Doug... I have, so far, enjoyed your newsletters and look forward to seeing more of them. I live near Oscoda, Michigan and it's nice to hear from someone who has to deal with the weather anomolies in the cold climates of our northern areas. Most of the other similar sites/people tend to be in much warmer areas and, while I still read their material, it has to be modified to adjust to our weather and shorter growing season. I am a life long gardener, having started in the 50's as a lad on our farm. One of my first jobs there (at around age 4) was working (pulling weeds--yuk) in our cash crop gardens. We had a veggie garden of about 2 acre where we grew assorted veggies, and another area of about 2 acres that we alternated with sweet corn 1 year and potatoes the next. I remember, after I got to about age 8, during the harvest season my younger sister and I would rise at daybreak, pack up PB&J sandwiches, and load a hay wagon with fresh picked veggies and pull it with an old John Deere LA (thats the little baby one) about 2 miles to the main highway and spend the entire day there selling veggies on the roadside and taking orders for the next day. This is unheard of today, of course, with the demise of the morality of todays peoples and the chance of being robbed or worse. For the last several years I lived in Oscoda to be closer to my employment (carpenter/builder). I lived in an apartment downtown, overlooking US 23 where I was the talk of the town with my balcony garden. In an area of 10'x10' I grew sweet corn, 2-3 varieties of tomatoes, beans, peas, carrots, beets and more along with flowers as well; all in container beds that I had built to suit. In this small area, I was able to grow an unbeleivable amount of food and actually was able to give some away to my neighbors there in the apartment complex. With the recent economy and the total downfall of the home building trades here in Michigan, earlier this year I decided to to take my early retirement and moved out into the country. While I missed the season this year, I look forward with enthusiasim to next years. I will finally be back plying the soil and doing what I love and have missed so much for the last years. Keep on growing........ John life is short....enjoy it today..!!

GREAT NEWSLETTER by: Anonymous I'M JUST GETTING STARTING WITH GARDENING & FIND YOUR NEWSLETTERS & ALL OF THE COMMENTS VERY INTERESTING,INFORMATIVE & HELPFUL & LOOKING FORWARD TO FUTURE ISSUES & WILL RESPOND WITH MY OWN QUESTIONS AS THEY ARISE ..THANKS AGAIN JOE MCCORMICK

Search by: Bev in BC I cannot find a search engine anywhere. I'm afraid I'l miss something. BEV

WORMS by: Bev in BC Why are there very few gardening sites who talk about worms? They are the best friend your garden could have! Their casting (manure) is so rich, plants and seedling thrive in it. Worms help compost the dead roots etc in your garden. The only eat microbes that are present in rotting vegetation. They do not eat plants or bulbs unless the microbes have reduced it to mush. Don't be wary or afraid of them do some reading to understand what a prize they really are. You won't be sorry.

newsletter by: Don Schramm Hello, I subscribed recently so only have little experience with your site. So far it has been informative and spot on for my needs, especially the article on pruning apple trees. keep 'em comin'

Love your Newsletter by: Kathy Hi Have gardened for many years and each year is another learning experience. Have learned so much from your newsletter. Thank you for the great job. Kathy

welcome suggestions by: Gio' Hello: I find your information very interesting even though I do not have a large garden. Actually I prefer to garden in pots when the deer leave anything at all to grow. I appreciate your knowledge and your willingness to take the time to share it.

I am a novice at gardening. by: Ruth Hello! I just happen to come upon your site and signed up, I am not a vegetable gardner or have large flower gardens. I do have small ones and enjoy. Your site as well as newsletter is helpful and interesting, I am glad I found your site. Thank you.

Wisteria by: Claire We just moved 3 years ago and the house came with a lovely old Wisteria. I had tried to find info about the tree as it had grown quite wild this year. thanks to your website I finally found the infor I was looking for. The newsletter is great as I am a new gardener and need all the help I can get

enjoy gardening by: maureen I do enjoy gardening, but there is so much to learn about the right plant in the right space, your newsletters are very helpful.

I love your website by: Anonymous I am new at gardening and I have found your newsletters to be so helpful to me. I love the photos and you make everything so easy to understand. I look forward to reading each news letter and learning many things. Thank you so much.

new subscriber by: Chris I am very glad I subscribed, I am trying to build a perennial garden with limited space to draw hummingbirds and butterflies and your website has been very helpful. Thanks

Impressed by: Karen As a newcomer to your website I am most impressed. You use everyday language, cover varied topics and the photos are most helpful. Keep up the good work!

Great site by: Anonymous Have read all your newsletters saved each one. and look forward to the next. I have lots of questions about gardening and finally I have a site that will actually answer my questions and provide lots of great information. THANK YOU you are GREAT.

The Best by: Nancy H As an avid gardener, I have several gardening sites; yours now is at the top of my list. Thank you so much, Doug, for being here.

new subscriber by: Anonymous It has only been a short time since I started receiving you emails. It is a bit overwhelming with all the information at one time, but i have been saving them and now am learning how to find a specific area when I have a question. Great site.

I just have one thing to say... by: Anonymous I LOVE YOUR NEWSLETTER!

Need your help: by: Diane Klein Dear Doug , I found your site because I was struggling to get info on my asparagus plant. I looked all over the Net.... Never did get your answer or see it on your site. The plant is growing (I even sent you pictures) for about 2-3 years now. But no spears. I've cut it back but probably at the wrong time of year. Can you give me some asparagus plant tips? I love the stuff and want to plant more but I want to handle it correctly. Thanks, Diane

newsletter by: cmj I am a new subscriber and have not yet gone through all the various articles, but I am enjoying and learning from what I see--informative to the point and thanks to everyone.

Newsletter by: Terry I am pretty new to subscribing to your newsletter but so far have enjoyed every bit of it. The gardening tips are great and the writing style as someone else commented on, is a pleasure to read! Written with style! Written to the point! I am also in zone 3a (as is another "commentor") and appreciate any information relating to this zone - especially here out on the prairies - Strathmore, Alberta (near Calgary). Thanks again Doug.

new subscriber by: albert very good newsletter keep it up

Great garden site by: Sandi I am very grateful to your site for all the information that is so easy to access...have spent hours researching....keep up the good work and thank you!

Enjoy the Garden Videos by: Anonymous I enjoy your newsletter, I am always interested in what people are doing with their gardens. I really like the videos.

News Letter by: Trev Tips & Info in newsletter helpful & interesting, helping me to get the most from my plot. Thanks

Weed Killer by: Kenny I tried the weed killer that was in your news letter and it killed my weeds and grass that i no longer wanted.

beyond good! by: Anonymous I am sooo happy I found this site. It is not only clear, easy to navigate, learn with smarts AND humour. Now, if I can learn to grow Watercress in a stream I shall call my life complete!

thank you by: Rose yes,your newsletter is very helpful,lots of great information.very useful.

Love the newsletter! by: nmcp Thank you for the knowledge sharing.

Thank you! by: Anonymous Great newsletter! I've only been receiving it for a short time, but already have learned so much. Any tips on sedums? THANKS MUCH!!!

Zone 1b from Pink Mountain by: Colleen I live at mile 132 on the Alaska Hwy in a very tough growing climate. Zone 1b. By creating micro-climates I can grow some zone 3 plants. This year has been particular frustrating because it has been so cold and up to a couple of weeks ago very dry. I really find the newsletter  very helpful and interesting.  Anything on cold climate gardening is of particular interest.

Awesome newsletter by: Jen Very helpful! I'm glad I found this website the whole thing is informational! The newsletters are GREAT! Good Job!

To busy by: Larry Hi I live in missouri U.S.A. I have raised bed gardens,,I don't have a well,,so I carry my house water from different places,,I catch rain water for my garden and my critters. I also use my gray water to water my gardens and to make manure tea out of rabbit and pigeon droppings. I can't always count on rain. I like what little I have read on your site,, THIS WINTER i will spend more time exploring it.

your news by: Anonymous your tips etc help take the mystery out of gardening and add beauty to our lives. thank you eve

Sensational tips by: Annelise Love love love the newsletters. Your tips have helped me so much in regard to tulips and allium. I also just read through dead heading petunias which I am going out to try in my garden right now. I know I can always get an answer to my gardening questions from the garden master - Doug Green. Thanks for this invaluable website!!

TY by: karen I love your newsletter keep up the good work karen

Thanks! by: Anonymous I am very pleased with your newsletter! Keep them coming! I love the photos.

Thanks for the help! by: Jane Research I did through your newsletters has helped! Thank you! I am also enjoying the photos ... I love photography too, and I really appreciate seeing all of the ones on your site.

Doug's Garden Newsletter by: Anonymous I find your newsletters very helpful, and easy to understandbecause they're not complicated. Many other sources get into the chemistry(not my favorite subject) of the plants etc. thanks muych for the newsletter.

Thanks! by: Angelika I really enjoy reading your gardening tips and the pictures are awesome. Keep up the great work!

Thanks and blessings to you by: Mary T Thank you Doug, I enjoy the newsletter and am very thankful for the great info. Bless you for making this available to us.

New subscriber by: Patricia GREAT website! You're doing such a wonderful job of educating all, young and old (like me). I look forward to what you have to say each week and always find useful hints to make my gardening experience easier. Thanks.

Thank you for my welcome! by: Heather I'm so glad I found your site, Doug. It is put together so well and I have already found answers to a lot of my gardening questions. Next year I hope to enter a photo into your contest. Your hard work makes my work easier! Thank you!

Thanks! by: Niky I love your site and newsletter. This is my second year at trying to grow vegetables and I love a site that is based in Ontario. I have you added to my favorites and look forward to your emails!

news letter by: Faye Ball I LOVE the news letter and everything about the we site i am very happy to be on the e mail list Faye

LOVE IT ! by: MARILYN W I LOVE THIS NEWSLETTER ! IT IS VERY INFORMATIVE. I HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH. THANKS FOR PUTTING YOUR HEART AND SOUL INTO IT !

Newsletter by: Anonymous This is a fabulous site for me a beginning gardner. I love your suggestions and everything has been very informative, interesting and all in all fantastic. Best thing I ever subscribed to.

ENJOY by: Anonymous I HAVE VERY MUCH ENJOYED

info overload by: Anonymous For a beginer like myself I find info overload. Great stuff to read and increase my knowledge but for me, too much at one time. Keep it coming.

Writing Style by: Julia Williamson I absolutely adore your writing style. The bluntness (eg. plant thugs) and the humour it evokes gives strength to your descriptions. Thanks for sharing your wisdom.

newsltter by: karen g hi love the newsletter and the web site. lots of great info. thanks karen g

A truly lovely site by: Diane McMullen Have not been using the site long and posed a question and was thrilled to see it was answere straight away, thanks Doug. I find it brilliant to see so many places catered for - me I am in England so very different climate to most the the users but still interesting. Thanks a million Doug.

Good tips! by: Tom Maier I learned something from Doug Green right off the bat--to peel off the fiber top of purchased potted plants so the exposed top doesn't act as a wick--drying out the roots (why didn't I think of that?)

corn gluten? by: Anonymous Someone mentioned corn gluten. What is it? I just signed up. I know almost nothing about prganic gardening. Bought a house in Northwest Oregon and am landscaping from nothing but grass.

Fantastic newsletter by: Sandi Great newsletter!!! Have found so much information on raised bed gardening. We have just moved from Fl. to NC. and found in your newsletter's the best plants and schrubs for our area. Thanks so much.

YOU ARE IT!!! by: Marguerite I've been gardening here in New England for 60 years and never had much use for other's advice. YOU ARE A GARDEN HERO to me and I appreciate every weeks newsletter. I also enjoy your blogs. You are a wealth of information and I have incorporated many of them into my own garden. I know most of my friends also subscribe to your newsletter and we chat about it mostly every weekend. THANK YOU

Ab Fab ! by: Peg I cannot believe this wealth of information and you have made it free to us. I save all your newsletters in a folder in my PC and when it's raining and I can't get out in the flower beds I go back and read your articles and use the links you provide.What a wonderful gift. Thank you so much

Enjoying Your Newsletter by: Anonymous Thanks so much Doug for sending me your very interesting and informative news letter. It's easy to find information I am looking for and I eagerly read every word . You devote all of your time to making gardening easier for us all....Thanks...

Newsletters by: Anonymous Thank you for your wonderful newsletters and all the infomation on your website. The only thing that disappoints me is that your information seems to be shared by mostly people in the United States in warmer climates than on the Prairies in Canada. Could you add any comments and information about gardening in zone 2b and zone 3 ?

Love it! by: gunslingerswife Your newsletter is helping me, a novice gardener, learn more about the basics, as well as more involved horticultural concepts. Your newsletter/site is a great resource for gardeners of any level.

love the site by: angela love the site trying companion planting this year and naturas soil enhancers don't worry about deleting it's all good

THE INFO IS THE BEST YET by: AnonymousCAJUNJOE I realy like this link . The knowledge you have and the info output buy the member is the greatest I have found . Because of the rocky terrain I live in Alabama I constucted a raise plot . All the info available was fantastic. I built the frame the way I want , so if want to change to a flower garden later I can . Again thank u for all the INF>

trial and error by: gayle Thank you so much for this newsletter. All of my gardening has been by trial and error. Now I have a place to pose a question or two. I'm so interested in what vegetables to plant near other vegetables and what not to plant near each other. I don't have much time but what I have read is fascinating.

Wow! Thanks! by: Jesi B How nice! All this free information! Readily available! Your site is like a truck load of presents---help yourself! Thank you, Mr. Doug! I have recently found your site, and didn't need to look farther for the info that I needed. It's all well planned and laid out in an easy composittion, so whatever the subject is, it is easy to find. It's plain to see you work as diligently on the quality of this site, as you do on gardening. It's so nice to have all YOUR years of hard work at our fingertips! Many blessings to YOU too.

newsletter comment by: Bonnie Thank you for all the interesting and down to earth tips on gardening. There is always something new to learn to help us to enjoy the pleasant hours gardening. You help and inspire many . Thank you again.

I enjoy the Newsletter by: RD Thanks Doug for the great newsletter. It sure has been a help and I love the pictures. Keep up the good work

useful by: Anonymous i came upon your site as i am searching for ways to grow lotus plants on our very on terece garden in a container of about 3.5 feet round but i found your info is mostly based for the u s while climatic conditions in india are /might be much different i a based in pune india

Most Comprehensive by: TK I can't believe I haven't found this website before! It is the most comprehensive gardening information I've seen. I have yet to find a topic that hasn't been covered. I had hoped Doug was single but alas. Hard to find men who are into gardening and dogs! I love being able to just "pop" in and find information. I've forwarded your website to several of my gardening friends. Thank you.

Helpful hints by: Cheryl Thanks Doug Im enjoying the news letters,planning to have a vegetable garden this year,your tips will definitley be usefull,hopefully there will be some info on growing sunflowers,Thanks.

Thanks Doug by: Jim Wilkinson I find the newsletters both infornative and enjoyable. I look forward to getting them. I have just started this years work and I find a lot of great information I can use already. Keep up the great work.

Thanx, Doug!! by: joe sevilla I'm enjoying all the information that you pass along, Doug. I like growing veggies and flowers all together, mostly in our front yard, here in Carpinteria, CA. Your words of wisdom are encouraging and informative, since I'm a real student of wise, organic gardening. have peace, joe sevilla

Your newsletter is a "gift" by: Cathy Cook We've all become a little jaded, I think, when it comes to 'free' communications, especially those offered online. Finding your newsletter, though, Doug, has restored my faith that there ARE still good, knowledgeable people interested in simply sharing their knowledge and talents to build a better world. I don't have nearly as much time as I would like to commit to gardening, but just glancing through your resources helps keep me motivated to do what I can. THANK YOU and bless you ~~

newsletter by: Linda B I love getting your newsletters. Even though I am in the deep south I learn something all the time about my gardening habits. Keep the info coming.

A Huge Help by: Sandy You've been a huge help in getting me started in organic gardening. I applied gobs of compost and top soil last fall and spread corn gluten this spring. My yard is 100% better already. The dandelions are vanishing! Woohoo!! My flower beds and vegetable garden are so healthy now that I've used your methods. I am constantly digging thru your info as I am really into gardening now that I can see great results. I couldn't have done it without your help. I am amending my clay, making compost and compost tea, spreading coffee grounds and an thinking serious about a worm bin. I am studying companion planting and thinking about using rain barrels for free water. You've made gardening so exciting! I love every minute working in my yard and garden, even if I am using the Armstrong method! Thanks for all your help and e-books. I couldn't do it without you! Wouldn't want to!

newsletter by: Valerie Hey Doug, Just a note to let you know that I am enjoying your weekly newsletters. Though I am just a beginner with garden, I have learned a lot from your website with the help of pictures and comments. I'm hoping this year to have a beautiful garden that I have always dreamed about. Thanks again.

Re: Newsletter by: Sharon Hi Doug: Just wanted to thank you for the wonderful newsletter. It is very informative & very nice pictures of plants & flowers.

FAITHFUL READER by: Anonymous I have memories of being a toddler in my mother’s garden and I have my grandchildren playing in my gardens now. So I consider myself to be knowledgeable and always willing to answer questions and help others who claim not to have a green thumb. I was searching the web one day to help out a friend and I stumbled on your website and have been back almost on a daily basis. I look forward to receiving your newsletter because you are very informative and have original ideas. Your newsletter helps the one plant gardener and the more experienced planter through the entire year not just during the growing season. Thank you.

Hooray, it is Thursday! by: Jan Phipps Thursday mornings means interesting reading from Doug's newsletter. I always learn something new even if it is a topic I know a lot about. Thank you, Doug for providing this free, well written newsletter. Jan P.S. The photography is also wonderful.

COMMENTS ON NEWSLETTER by: R. rusty Avery Hi Doug, well I haven't done too well using your site.. some of the links take me to shopping sites and that is not what I am looking for..I haven't had the time to really check into your garden of information yet but will sit down and take one topic at a time.. I do have one question..Is a caterpillar an insect or is it in a topic of its own? thanks for the answer..

Thank You! by: Debbie Fickenscher I love the Doug Green newsletter. and I have a question. I live in A suburb of Denver, CO with clay, expansive soil. and as much as I feed and care for my yard, it is lumpy. Do worms cause that? I would live a smooth, emerald green yard. Any help? Thanks!

Newsletters by: KRG_Peterborough On Great information. By far the best gardening newsletter I have ever experienced. I like your sense of humour and stating the facts in a light hearted manner. Many thanks. If more people were like you and freely shared their knowledge it would be a better, happier world.

Thank You for all your work by: Gramma Pam Computers aren't that different from gardening. We work on them, expect things from them, generally they make us very happy, sometimes we goof up and learn from it, sometimes we goof up and don't. I'm glad for all the knowledge and sharing of information I can get.

Messed Up Computers... sigh by: Doug OK - so I used to have several hundred comments here - but I accidentally garbaged them all when I made some changes to the system. Sigh. I should stick to answering gardening questions and writing instead of doing server-side work. :-)

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