Garden Blogger Meet Up

Ice storm last night, thick coating on all surfaces, the driveway is impossible.  But today the temps got up into the mid 30s and a chilly rain softened things up.

I was able to get out and drive down to Hamden to meet a group of CT garden bloggers for lunch:

Cyndy Cromwell from Gardening Asylum (she lives in Glastonbury!)
Debbie Roberts of A Garden of Possibilities
Joene Hendry from Joene's Garden
Scott Hokunson who runs Blue Heron Landscaping in Granby
Colleen Plimpton, a writer from Bethel whose blog I haven't read before.

Only Cyndy and I are non-working, the other four are all garden coaches, speakers, landscapers, and writers who freelance for papers and magazines.  Most of the discussion was about publishing, writing conferences, developing business contacts and leads, speaking dates, clients they have dealt with, and garden renovations they had done.  Colleen had a book published that she passed around and is trying to sell, obviously.

It was interesting, but I had hoped to learn more about each gardener -- a little about their families and history and gardens and interests.  It felt more like a business networking session.

But they were all very nice and the conversation was spirited.  I enjoyed meeting them, and will go again if there is another meet up.