Over the years, I have experimented with different question and answer systems on my various gardening websites. The one that is working the best is the premium site at DougGreensGarden.com. At that site, gardeners pay a small monthly subscription fee for full access to the over 1000 how-to articles as well as a question and […]
Why How-To Books Are An Endangered Species
I was browsing the Net in response to a query from a friend and ran across some of the goals for members of the Garden Writers Association. One of those goals was how to make money from their blogs and I suppressed a chuckle. In order to shorten their search, here’s what’s happening in the […]
Fart In A Windstorm Indeed
I had a reader email the other day to describe me as a “fart in a windstorm”. (free dictionary definition) or of no consequence. I thought about that for a second or three. Went through a range of emotions and then decided what she thought wasn’t my problem. My problems are my own. Check out this […]
You Can Download My Free To Do List Master Here
Over the years, I’ve tried different productivity or to-do list systems and have settled on this personalized version. I created the first version using Evernote and then have made changes in that master file as my needs and objectives changed. The Basic Sections I’ve settled on five different sections for my day and I describe them […]
Can You Think Of A Good Reason To Use Facebook?
First off, I’m likely a heretic and an outlier on my take on social media. But I now use Facebook for two reasons. The first is it’s another distribution system – much like an email list. The second is it’s an advertising medium. Note: Let me say that I’m not the most social of creatures. […]
Do You Know What Happens When You Comment On Facebook?
As a followup to yesterday’s post about why I no longer answer gardening questions on Facebook, let me add a small caveat. If you want to make a comment about an author’s blog post, make it on the site where you read it. Not on Facebook. (Note this applies to any author you follow.) Comments on […]
Why I Don’t Answer Gardening Questions On Facebook
Let me say upfront that I have a serious love-hate relationship with Facebook. I know, I know, it’s pathological to spend the energy hating a website. It’s not just the website, it’s the entire philosophy and operation of the site that annoys, terrifies, worries, bothers me. On The Love Side On the positive side, I’m […]
You Read How Many Books? You Gotta Be Kidding Me.
I’ve accidentally discovered the newest form of competition among the younger high-performing set. They read books. A lot of books. And they blog, podcast and share those titles. When I first started listening to some of these folks on podcasts, I have to confess I felt quite inadequate. So I upped my game. Understand I […]
Warning: This is a rant.
Redoing this website again… And I’m rebuilding SimpleGiftsFarm.com as well. And if you’re on the DougGreensGarden Facebook page, you’re being inundated with posts at the moment. So What’s Changed? Some years ago, I added the capacity to identify insects to SimpleGiftsFarm and aided by the incredible Moni, (heck, she did all the real work identifying and […]
I’ve Moved This Website Out Of The U.S.
I tend to not write political posts but this one mostly wrote itself. The United States is in turmoil at the moment and the President – elected to change things up – is doing exactly that. I can’t argue with the democratic process but, as a Canadian, I don’t have to like or go complacently […]