Quoth the David....

I was reading an Associated Press article in the Houston Chronicle (Sunday, July 21) titled "Heirloom plants propagate memories" and here was our very own Dave being quoted:

blah, blah and then....

Some families have colorful tales about relatives who brought seeds with them when they immigrated to America, said Dave Whitinger, who runs one of the nation's largest garden Web sites, www.davesgarden.com.

"Often the seeds were sewn into a hem or something", he said from his office in College Station. "When they arrived, they opened it up and planted the seeds."

Seeds from descendants of some of those plants are still in use today. Whitinger's Web site and others are forums where gardeners interested in old plant varieties swap growing tips and plants.

blah, blah more.....

First TV, then this, and then radio! He's EVERYWHERE!!!!

:-)

you think he could soon become the next "Bill Gates"....LMBO


Char

Well why not ? Dave is obviously a very talented man and seems to be smart at securing his future too. That's what our freedom is all about. You Go Dave. I really enjoyed the radio program. Cindy

I am so sorry i missed hearing it. Houston media is a powerful source of information.

Thanks :-)

that was an AP story and it appeared in newspapers all over the country. I was pretty enthused to see that they quoted me. It was several months ago that this writer called me up out of the blue.

dave

gessie, Dave posted archived versions of the radio program in the other thread if you want to listen, here are links to two different posts. The posts are links to it in different file formats, if one doesn't work then try the other. If you have dialup you may have trouble though
http://davesgarden.com/forums/p.php?pid=3810567
http://davesgarden.com/forums/p.php?pid=3816587

Hey, I listened on the archive today and was very impressed. Do we not have some feeling of "owning" Dave as our own? Probably only me. Without Dave I would not have the host of friends that I do now. Thank you again, and again, Dave.

5 children? You are too young!

Wow, Dave.................I listened up to the point that the fire alarm went off in the bldg..............you are soooooooo at ease in conversation with and about Dave's Gardens. This is wonderful and another congratulations to you. I can't help but wonder if Dave Welsh is related to the elder Welsh from A&M who wrote the gardening books about the south..........any connection????????

I will go back later and see if the fire alarm was anything ............and listen to the rest of the interview.............

God's been good to you.

Gessie - This is Dr Doug Welsh. The one that wrote those wonderful gardening books about roses, gardening in the south (some of my very favorite books) etc, is Dr Bill Welch. Name is spelled differently and not related.

BTW, Dr Doug Welsh is coming out with a book in October with the title "The Texas Garden Almanac" aimed at "yardeners" as he calls us. Should be great. He has a wonderful sense of humor and is just a great guy. You would really like him.

Thanks for telling me all this..................I will certainly go find his book 'The Texas Garden Almanac'..........................when it comes out...........

'yardner' is the best word yet. think i will just have to adopt it........

'yardner' could easily fit into my vocabulary in a hurry!!!!!

I'm chuckling at this. Remember that a yardener is someone who isn't much of a gardener but just like growing a few plants. I think all of us here are actually gardeners. :)

I saw an advanced copy of his book, and it really is nice. A true work of art. I'm looking forward to its November release.

And about our children: we don't have 5 children (not sure where that number came from). We tend to be pretty protective and don't talk about our private lives much...

dave

I am glad to find out what yardner means!! No, I am not one of those............will have to find another funny word to add to the vocabulary............

Dave:

Maybe a 'yardner' is a novice gardener. We 'yardners' have to learn from a few mistakes over our first season to become a real, live 'gardener', don't you think? (Just trying to make a funny here - no offense to those others like me who are first-year gardeners.)

I think the term yardener applies to people who see and define their property as a "yard" not a "garden". As such, they don't have a keen interest in the particulars of the shrubs, trees and flowers in their landscapes - they just want to know and do just enough to make sure everything looks presentable.

Well said, Terry!

Hmmm....Not sure I agree. Here's a link to the description of his book. Fall Catalog 2007 p8-91.pdf

I'm thinking he applies it more to those who work with their hands and hand-held tools to create beautiful yards, separating us from those who simply want sterile landscapes in the yard. The lawn and bush kind of person. We are yardeners. Just the opposite from what Terry said...

Interesting; I got a different story from Doug when I met with him last week... Well, looks like the term yardener is now in the eye of the beholder. :)

dave

I guess a made-up word can just as easily be re-purposed. I was going off my recollections from the Balls' book put out a few years ago: http://davesgarden.com/gbw/c/1230/

The site yardener.com is also in the same vein; not much emphasis on specific plants, but more on the mechanics of basic chores to keep your shrubs, trees and grass looking good.

I interpret yardener much as Terry.......interested in the whole picture not just smaller plants. Because of my family background, gardner almost always makes me think vegetables first and flowers next. Words are codes for pictures and our individual experiences denote those pictures. Gardener.....yardner we all enjoy the same,......working in the dirt.

Will have to listen to the interview again, Dave. Apparently I misheard Doug say you had 5 children. Fully understand keeping your life private.....that is as it should be.

LouC

Well, I went to the source, and I am wrong. Here's the Dr Doug Welsh himself!
But I still think his book looks neat!

This message was edited Aug 6, 2007 11:43 AM

Ok, ceeyaytown called and let me know about the discussion regarding the term yardener......it was coined by Jeff Ball (a garden writer/broadcaster) in the late 70's, early 80's...he actually wrote a book called "Yardening".....Yardeners are those folks that have a yard and have to take care of it...they are not gardeners and simply want to take care of their yards in an efficient and socially and environmentally acceptable way (so they can get on with their lives).....sooooo we are mostly gardeners on DG, plus many yardeners who are becoming gardeners.

Thanks Doug! :) (dfwgardener = Doug Welsh)

dave

I'm glad THAT'S cleared up!

Chuckle....now I'm just feeling plain OLD if Jeff Ball wrote his book in the 70s! Here I was, thinking that it was something I read just a few years ago.....hehehehe

Welcome Doug!

Settels it for me. I am a gardner.

I'm a gardener. ;-D But I'm still going to buy the book!

Yay! Thanks, Doug, and a hearty WELCOME TO DG!

Loved the broadcast! I just might have to tune in weekly (it came thru great, even on dial-up!). You have a fine following!

Again, thanks!

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