It ’s time for the 2016 wrapper up post where I ’ll divvy up the adept of Garden Therapy from this year . I have a few personal notes to share , as well as a look back on the yr including the 25 Most Popular Garden & Craft Projects that were publish .
When I look back on 2016 , I ’m amazed at how dissimilar my life is now . Ten year ago I became earnestly ill , short and without warning ( you could read more about my personal journeyhere ) . The long recovery outgrowth is mostly behind me and I am now exercise as a writer full time . It is the good job that I could even imagine .
locomotion and Events
In February , I move around to theNorthwest Flower and Garden Showin Seattle tospeak on a stagein front of an 800 - seat auditorium .
Twice .
I was uneasy that I would mess up , and think what ? I did ! My mic clip fail and so I had to detain tethered to the podium . Well , I ’m not someone who can stand still , particularly during a 45 - instant introduction in front of a huge crowd ! I sustain discharge the mic and brushing it , which must have made me appear like a sitcom character in a physical comedy sketch .
The form audience was forgiving of my clumsiness and I tried my best to blank out about the mic and focalize on my talk of the town . I shared my journeying of healing through gardening and a plethora of ideas for how to convey gardening to those who need it most : school day gardens , therapy gardens , small - space dweller , and anyone who wants to add some creativity to their garden space . Despite my fumbles , I must have done OK because I will be going back to the NWFGS again this year!Here is the docket . I trust you will number to see me , or at least pay heed the show ( which is fabulous ! ) .
Next , I trip to California to attend the Ball Spring Trials . It was a enthralling trip where I teach what was unexampled and red-hot in gardening . Read Fashion Week at the California Spring Trials .
In late give , I had the honor of touring P. Allen Smith ’s Moss Mountain Farm . I made some fabulous new friends and come home with my principal spinning from all that I see . Read Hospitality , Rose Hoarding , and 2000 Years of Chickens .
I attended a number of other events as well throughout the yr . Notably , Monrovia’s90th Birthday Bash in August in Dayton , Oregon , where I had a grand tour of the glasshouse , amazing food , and more gorgeous industrial plant than I could handle ! I shared much of those event on societal media and I ’ll be using what I learned to create some unexampled article this year .
Books
In other news , Garden Made : a Year of Seasonal Projects to Beautify Your Garden and Your Life , won a amber palm in 2016 ! You canread about Garden Made ’s IPPY here .
If you have a transcript ofGarden Made , I would love to hear your thoughts on it . Why not leave a review where you bought it ( Amazon , Barnes & Noble , Powells.com , Indiebound.org , Books - A - Million , Indigo / Chapters ) or onGoodReads ? I would be continuously thankful !
I also publishedthree eBooksthis year filled with ideas to get the creativity flowing . The best part ? Seeing what you have made ! There is nothing I like more than an email or direct message with a photograph showing off your creations . The ideas and creative thinking , as well as how you personalize the projects , is just amazing .
Here on the website that started it all , we have been busy little bee ! I create 133 raw projects in 2016 and ourcreative squad and guest authorshave contributed an extra 33 articles . Of those 166 gardening and wiliness projects that have been place this year , there were some that you REALLY make out . Here are the 25 posts that were the most pop in 2016 .
Please mark : this lean only covers the most popular post that were issue from January -December 2016 . you could see ourmost popular posts of all clock time here .
25.Berrylicious Living Strawberry chaplet
24.These Copper Garden Art Flowers Will Never Stop Blooming
23.How to Remove Suckers from Trees ( and Why They are There in the First Place )
22.Homemade Foaming Hand Soap Recipe + a DIY Mason Jar Soap Dispenser
21.32 Terracotta Pot Hacks to liven up Up Your Home and Garden
20.Which Herbs to Grow Indoors ( and Which Ones NOT to )
19.How This Chai Spice Lip Balm Recipe chip in You Fuller Lips
18.Homemade After Sun Lotion Recipe
17.Pretty Pink or Brilliant Blue : How to Make Your Hydrangea Change Color
16.Gorgeous Lavender Oatmeal Soap Cupcakes ( That Anyone Can Make )
15.Save Money and Start these 14 Perennials from Seed
14.Breathe easy With These DIY Eucalyptus Shower Steamers
13.Bee a Good Garden boniface : Make a Bee Bath
12.Tips From a Landscape house decorator : Garden Perspective Drawing for the Home Gardener
11.Plant Geeks Be discourage : This Living Jewelry Will give Your Obsession
10.Plant a Mosquito Repelling Container Garden to Protect Entertaining Spaces
9.These Printable Canning Labels are the Essential Party Dress for Your Jam !
8.Propagate industrial plant From Cuttings and Save Hundreds of Dollars ( Heck , You Could Even Make Money ! )
7.Want to have sex WHEN to Prune ? This Will Answer All of Your Questions !
6.Learn How to Prune like a Pro ! Pruning 101
5.Color Like a Designer : How to Choose a Color Palette for Adult Coloring Books
4.Year - Round Salad Gardening : How to ramp up an Indoor Garden Shelf
3.Add Sparkle to the Garden With This Beautiful Beaded Wind Chime
2.How to Revive a Sick Air Plant
and the # 1 most democratic post of 2016 …
1.These Hardy Perennials are the Toughest on the Block
Honorable Mention :
ThisEvergreen Pressed Herb Candleproject was published on December 10th of 2015 so it did n’t make the cut for this list even though it came in as # 2 for this December and # 14 for the whole year .
Want to see what was popular in late years ?
Happy New Year , everyone !
