It’s no secret that most of the garden blogs I read – and also most of the readers of my blog – are based in different countries. I guess I’ve sort of asked for this, blogging in English, rather than in my native Danish, but Denmark is such a small country that I just felt it would be natural to write in English if I were to make any real attempt at making my jottings accessible to any real audience. (And of course many of my friends are foreigners so if at any point I decide to come out of the closet as a garden blogger, they can actually read this blog.)
However… I don’t really know many Danish garden blogs, let alone bloggers, so when I came across the image to the left, a “virtual flyer” for a garden blogger meet-up here in Copenhagen, it got me thinking about whether it might not be an idea to attend and see if there are some interesting people there whose brains I can pick via their blogs. After all, gardening is hugely dependent on local circumstances, and though it might be nifty to follow gardening blogs from Japan to the US it doesn’t help me deal with local conditions.
So I may or may not go. Last sign-up is September 5th, and it’s a free event with the option of ordering a sandwich lunch.
Edited post-publishing:
I just took one step towards integrating myself in the Danish gardening blogosphere by getting my blog added to a directory of Danish garden blogs, haveblogs.blogspot.com. I need to add a proper link-back to the side bar at some point, and I should really also add links to Blotanical and Kathy’s Cold Climate Gardening and a few other sites.
Nothing to lose and everything to gain! Plus there will probably be cake…
Cake is not on the agenda, sadly (but the meet-up will be hosted in the gardens of the old Agricultural School here in Copenhagen, and they happen to have a rather nice café in an old greenhouse…)
-And I do have one day in the garden to lose… But I could go up there in the evening and then have all Sunday, I guess…
I would go… Go, go! Nothing to lose.
I’m very tempted, just to see who these people are. I’ve commented on a few Danish blogs today, just to see who people are and what their gardening – and just as importantly they writing – style is like. And there are some great Danish bloggers out there, also on my sandbox level.
Definitely go! You will already have gardening in common, so probably new friends will result. Who knows what new experiences may come of it!
Who knows, indeed… I’m leaning towards going, though, as it would be a way of doing something for myself (on a sensible budget) after a summer that’s been stuffed with projects of all kinds.
Go, go! Why not? If it’s only a day in the garden you have to lose, it’s a small price for what you may gain. Have fun!
But I have so precious few days in the garden… This weekend I’ll be in Aberdeen, then next weekend I’ll be settling in at the new apartment, then there’s the weekend where the meet-up takes place and then I’m going to Scotland on holiday for a week, including the weekend at either end, so I only have a maximum of two days in the garden before it’s suddenly October. Canceling one of them will not be an easy choice… I might still, though…
I haven’t made much of (any) effort to get to know local bloggers in my area of North Carolina. I’m not sure why. I like communicating with people from different places and it’s fun to see different types of gardens and gardening challenges, though certainly it’s more practical to share gardening info with people living in the same climate. My brother lives in Copenhagen – wonderful place, though I have a bad habit of visiting in winter …
I, too, am drawn towards blogs from all over the world, perhaps because I love reading and writing English and that instantly gives a more international scope than if I were blogging in Danish. On the other hand it would be very nice to be able to pick the brains of local gardeners for plants that really work well in this part of the world…
And Copenhagen can be beautiful in winter, but it’s stunning on a sunny summer day when all the different-coloured houses seem to shine with colour. You should try to visit in spring/summer, though of course our weather IS notoriously unpredictable.
Thanks for commenting on my blog! I’ve just had a look at yours and I really like it – must read some of the older posts. And you’re in Denmark – we spent 3 days in Copenhagen in June, and absolutely loved it, so I’ll definitely be visiting this blog regularly.
Copenhagen is lovely, though it can be an expensive holiday destination… But you’re as welcome here as I hope you felt in Copenhagen!
My first inclination was to add an enthusiastic “Go!” to the chorus, but with your limited time to spend in the garden, I’m now the voice for the opposition. Meeting new people is wonderful, but there are always other opportunities to do so, whereas unfettered September weekends are rare and precious. Perhaps you could contact the organizer to express interest and ask to be included in e-mails, etc.?
Precious they are, indeed! I think I’ll wait and see closer to the date (last rsvp is the 5th), because I don’t want this to be a stressful thing that I feel I HAVE to do. Only time can tell what I end up doing, I guess…