I’m in Training
I know the Boston Marathon is coming up in a few weeks but that’s not the kind of training I am talking about. In fact, the last time I ran I think I was chasing the ice cream truck! I have a special kind of training because I am an Industrial Athlete. If you are unfamiliar with the term I can explain. The term industrial athlete refers to anyone who makes a living using mental and physical talents to perform jobs that require skill, strength, flexibility, coordination and endurance—just like an athlete. In the gardening business I would pretty much guess that defines all of us. It could also refer to those who garden regularly. I would propose that, like an athlete training for an event, we would be more successful if we “trained” so to speak. If we do, the approaching spring days, with their hours of weeding, mulching, pushing wheelbarrows won’t kick our butts.
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Notecards
Every so often I come across a product I can’t help but share. Growing up I was always taught to send a thank you note if I had been the recipient of something nice. Not an email or text but a real, genuine written response. So I still send thank you notes. And as a gardener, I have finally found the perfect ones.
From MercedesHarris | Graphic Design comes a range of wonderful and visually fun ways to let people know you appreciate what they did.
These thank you notes are perfect for gardeners and I will be buying in bulk since I have so many people to thank!




To purchase, visit Mercedes’s Etsy shop:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/mercedesharrisShop
No need to thank me, save those notes for someone else.
Galvanized Metal…Part 2.
I am beyond excited to be heading back to The Country Living Fair.
As a huge fan of things old and galvanized I feel like I have died and gone to heaven.
The Country Living Fair is a major dose of creative inspiration plus it’s a great place for me to pick up some of the “outside the box” containers I love to use in my designs. I am honored to be speaking, not at one location, but three over the next few months.
In April I will be presenting in Nashville, TN. Come see “Jaw-Dropping, Traffic-Stopping, Get-Your-Neighbors-Talking Containers” on April 20th at 2:30 on the Main Stage.
I am also speaking in Rhinebeck, NY and Columbus, Ohio in June. More details to follow.
If you are interested in winning 3 day passes (including a Friday early bird) to any of the fairs email me Deborah@thecapturedgarden.com
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