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KathyPurdy

Southern Tier, NY, US
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Hi, I’m Kathy Purdy, and I’ve been blogging for over seven years at Cold Climate Gardening. Cold Climate Gardening provides garden information for northern climates, including recommended plants, book and tool reviews. I've also written for Horticulture, Fine Gardening, The American Gardener, and Upstate Gardeners' Journal.

my personal website:
http://coldclimategardening.com


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Re: Win a copy of Designer Plant Combinations!

I was strongly influenced by Pamela Harper's book Color Echoes. I especially like to match the small amount of color on one plant to that same color in larger amount on a different plant.

posted: 1:11 pm on October 22nd