Introducing Amanda Thomsen - Midwest Garden Guru
Hey, I’m Amanda Thomsen the blogger behind the goofy garden/action adventure blog, Kiss My Aster! I live just a skosh North of Chicago where I
work in landscaping. It’s my job to make sure everyone has the prettiest containers on the block. I also write a blog for Fine Gardening magazine’s website and I’m really proud of that...almost as proud as I am of my wee baby daughter!
Here in Chicagoland (zone 5) we have unique challenges in our gardens, like 8 months of winter (it sure feels like it), super hot and sweaty summers, Al Capone impersonators and wind that has ruined many a garden just minutes after it has gone into bloom. Thankfully, we have pizza deep enough to swim in and that’s enough to make up for the lousy weather.
I consider myself a bit of a fashionista as well, although many who see my kooky get-ups would argue that. I think that my interest in what’s new and hot in fashion has something to do with how much I like Proven Winners- It’s just the newest, most au currant stuff I could dream up and I just SWOON when I get to see what they are going to offer next season!
My own garden is usually a little off kilter due to the fact that a) I have unusual taste in garden accessories and plants and b) I’m always working in everyone elses' gardens. Between long hours at work and being the mom of a youngling, the garden suffers. I love how easy it is to spruce things up by popping a few flowering annuals (from Proven Winner, natch!) in the ground to make it look cared for and loved. Some people I know only use annuals in containers...well, that’s like saying that chocolate should only be used in chocolate chip cookies and it doesn’t belong anywhere else!

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Amanda, I love this - "Some people I know only use annuals in containers...well, that’s like saying that chocolate should only be used in chocolate chip cookies and it doesn’t belong anywhere else!" So true! I have to be careful planting annuals in the ground because my chickens scratch them up and take a dust bath in their remains, but for my clients and friends? Absolutely! Annuals bring a burst of color that helps highlight the best of the garden.
Thanks, lady! You get 10 extra points for using the word of the day, "Chicken"!
Hi Amanda, I don't think you will grow anything more lovely than the baby in the bucket! It will be fun to watch her grow right along with the garden. Enjoy!
Carolyn
As long as I don't douse her with worm juice and throw Flintstones vitamins on the garden!
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