Tips from Globe-Trotting Garden Communicators

By Carol Michel

Tapping into the collective wisdom of garden communicators is one of the many benefits of becoming a member of GWA.  Recently, I posted a request on the GWA Facebook page for tips for travelers.  Members jumped in from coast to coast with their best advice.

Gardening Down Under In Australia

By Andrea Whitely

Spanish Version Available

The Grass is always Greener…well, in your case it literally is.

There’s a very famous Australian poem called “My Country” by Dorothea MacKellar and it’s the second verse that so aptly tells the story of our landscape.

Mindful Writing

By Martha Swiss

Many of us in GWA wear multiple hats—we may teach, design gardens, take pictures, host radio and tv shows, blog, and write articles and books. Some have “day jobs” in addition to communicating about gardens and horticulture.

GWA Members Tweet

Compiled by C.L. Fornari

We thought it would be fun to provide some suggestions for using Twitter in the form of a series of 140 character tweets. So we asked a few members to tweet their tips, using #whyGWA and, if there was room, #TwitterTips. These hashtags made it easy for me to find the tweets and take screen shots. Then I compiled many of them into the following graphic that resembles a Twitter feed. Thanks to all who participated!