The Mysterious Garden Muse

What do tons of authors, tons of prizes, tons of hotties and tons of readers have in common? They’re attending the first ever  Readers at Home Conference ! During the week of April 26-30, authors and readers will converge on Lucy Monroe’s blog , to celebrate their favorite genre – romance! We are giving away Swag Bags to the first 50 readers who register for the conference. To register, all you have to do is send an email to Lucy Monroe with your name and mailing address (for the Swag Bag) stating your intention to attend the RAH Conference. The Swag Bags are for conference attendees only and we are trusting that you truly intend to attend the conference and interact with the authors and other readers on the blog. :) Lucy is shipping the Swag Bags at her own expense, but many authors have donated loot for you all, and each Swag Bag will have a free book inside . Yes, that's right - the conference is FREE. How cool is that? Every day there will be multiple authors visit

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Check out my blogs at Barnes & Noble's GARDEN VARIETY : Move Over Gremlins, the Gnomes are Coming Gnomes: They eat zombies for breakfast. Meet Chuck Sambuchino, author and gnome slayer, whose book gives frightening new meaning to "the red hat brigade."  The Gold Award of Garden Writing The Garden Writers Association (GWA), an organization of over 1,800 professionals communicating about horticulture, gardening, and the environment in the lawn and garden industry, recently announced its top media award recipients.  Storm Safety Gardeners—like anyone who works outdoors—need to be able to judge when it's safe to stay out in the rain, and when it's time to take shelter. Remembering "Dr. Elm" Dr. George Ware, dendrologist emeritus and, until last year, Research Associate at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, IL, died earlier this month at age 86. Seven years ago, over the course of a year, I interviewed Dr. Ware about his work and h