Nearly a full year later, last July 29th — a scorchingly hot one, as luck would have it — Sunset flew a crew of three up from the Bay Area and they spent the day photographing my garden. I was told the article would run in the May 2018 issue. I shelved my excitement and got on with things. In the following months Sunset was sold, Johanna and Sunset parted ways, and I thought my story would be filed in the "oh well, we thought it was a good idea" bin. But nope, it's real!
The two page spread as it appears in the magazine...
The June issue hits the news-stands tomorrow, Friday May 18th. The article is also available online, here, but the online version has a different headline: "How to Grow a Desert Garden Anywhere". I'm kind of giddy about the print headline: "The Desert Next Door", it just makes me smile.
And again, the two page spread...
It was an interesting process; seeing what caught the eye of their photographer, Thomas J Story, working with the writer Elizabeth Jardina, and senior garden editor Mike Irvine. The layout must have morphed a dozen times as they asked for plant IDs in a handful of photographs one day, only to be followed by more the next (many of which don't show up in the 5 page story). But, it's gonna be on newsstands tomorrow...and I'm thrilled!
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OH, wow! This is so cool. I will have to actually go buy a copy! Congratulations, Loree - they were no fools when they chose your garden to be featured. What a gem, in so many many ways. Cheers.
ReplyDeleteYou're very kind Chicky!
DeleteCongratulations, what a lovely feature and thankfully we can see the online version before it hits the newsstands. Read it immediately as soon as it popped on FB, your garden is amazing!
ReplyDeleteCan you guys get Sunset over there?
DeleteThank god this is seeing the light of day! Sunset just got infinitely more cool in my eyes...
ReplyDeleteNow if they'd just publish that other garden... (any news?)
DeleteWow! This is so awesome! Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteThanks Matthew
DeleteCan't wait to read it! I love the textures in your garden. So many cool plant shapes. I wish I could get that syneilesis to grow in my garden.
ReplyDeleteWhat!? Any ideas why it won't? That's crazy. My mom can even grow it up in Spokane. Maybe not enough summer water?
DeleteCongratulation ! nice pictures of your garden
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteImpressive read (thx for posting), and that article's "The Desert Next Door" title is The Best!! Congrats, Danger.
ReplyDeleteThat title, I love it!
DeleteCongratulations! I started picking up Sunset in line at the grocery store in a couple months ago, paging through, looking for your garden and being disappointed. Very exciting that tomorrow's the day! Will you have a story release party?
ReplyDeleteHmm, party. Does Andrew and I toasting count?
DeleteI'm so happy for you! Sunset is the big time! This is a wonderful tribute to your garden, and isn't it nice to know that your garden, for that moment in time, will live on no matter what? I'll be looking for my copy on a local newsstand.
ReplyDeleteI hadn't thought of it that way, but yes!
DeleteCongrats! I will have to go pick up a copy as well.
ReplyDeleteThanks Laura!
DeleteCongratulations! I'm so glad your garden is getting magazine recognition. Thanks for posting the online article - I don't think I have access to the print copy in my area. Now I'm off to read it.
ReplyDeleteHope you enjoyed it Barbara.
DeleteWow - congrats! Just so you know, you were my inspiration for trying Syneilesis (my 2 year old clump of three little palms pales in comparison next to your forest) as well as my growing (potted) agave collection. Thanks for the inspiration, and congrats, again. Well deserved.
ReplyDeleteYay! Happy to have helped you acquire some cool plants. Those three Syneilesis should bulk up quickly.
DeleteThis is great and so exciting, Loree! I've let my Sunset subscription lapse but you can bet I'm going to pick up a copy. Congratulations! You are your garden deserve acclaim.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kris, hope it's easy to find.
DeleteCongratulations Loree, I enjoyed the online article and will look forward to seeing the hard copy when it arrives.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dan!
DeleteCongratulations! I must go buy a copy of the magazine immediately!
ReplyDeleteMaybe wait a day? I don't think it's supposed to be available until Friday.
DeleteVery nice! Always shocking to see the "before" photos again.
ReplyDeleteI'm wondering if the previous owner of the house might happen to see this and recognize the before photos...
DeleteI finally had a chance to read it. (It turns out the magazine arrives weeks ago but nobody told me.) As expected, great article and great photos. But where's the "w" word? I could find it!
ReplyDeleteThe "w" word is used in point #4 under "front yard game changers"...grrrr!
DeleteCongrats, Loree, that is really exciting! Now you're really famous. ;)
ReplyDeleteNo autograph requests yet...
DeleteCongratulations Loree! What an affirmation for all of your work. It is fun to see one's own garden through the eyes/lens of others.
ReplyDeleteIt definitely is.
DeleteIf Sunset covered more gardens like yours, we may have kept subscribing. Congratulations. This is very cool. I laughed out loud at the "w" word. I know you love it even more than I do.
ReplyDeleteAt least I didn't have any beckoning pathways...
DeleteWay cool. I like the print title, too. Congratulations.
ReplyDeleteThanks Gail!
DeleteIts great to see some good garden content in Sunset at last, and one that is not a couple hundred grand worth of hardscape with a few plants scattered about and owners that don't garden. And a garden I've been too ! How cool is that ? This is an issue I will definitely keep.
ReplyDeleteWell we've got a couple grand worth of hardscape.... ;) Truth be told though this is that rare garden where the cost of the plants out runs the cost of the hardscape!
Deleteas it should be !
DeleteHow exciting! And how inspiring for readers to see the before photo. Hard to believe it is the same property.
ReplyDeletePainting the house dark made such a difference!
DeleteI seem to remember saying years ago that your garden should be in 'Sunset' . Congratulations !
ReplyDeleteCan you predict lottery numbers too? ;)
DeleteVery cool, Loree! They did a good job on the photos. Your garden looks wonderful. Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteThanks Hoov!
DeleteHow awesome, congratulations! I can't wait to read it, and see the details they picked up.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of details, there were some great detail photos they didn't use. I wonder if I'll spot any in future Sunset articles?
DeleteThat is wonderful Loree - congratulations!
ReplyDeleteThanks Phillip!
DeleteYour garden fits the Sunset theme to a tee. What an honor, for them and for you. So many lovely photos. My only disappointment: no photo of you and Lila.
ReplyDeleteThe photographer suggested a couple shots with Lila (and took a couple of me), he wanted her posed in ways she never would have cooperated with though. Pugs are not your typical "eager to please" dogs! Considering the size of the article I'm glad they didn't feel the need to include a photo of me, let the plants shine!
DeleteHow exciting, always great to have recognition for all our hard work x
ReplyDeleteSo true!
DeleteCongrats! You have a good reason to toot your own horn!
ReplyDeleteThank you Tonya!
DeleteSunset is the best. So thorough. When they reviewed my gardening book years ago, they actually sent me their copy to review. And it had no mistakes. As opposed to a bunch of other local newspapers whose articles were chock full of mistakes.
ReplyDeleteGood to know!
DeleteLoree, congratulations!
ReplyDeleteI hope to see your own book one day in not-so-far future!
(Sorry, I am a bit late - all these trips to Oregon with its fabulous nurseries...)
Congratulations, Loree! I'm so pleased for you!
ReplyDeleteCongrats, Loree! I'm so thrilled to see this finally happened. You and your garden deserve it. I saw this post while I was away but it's a hassle to comment using just my phone, since I didn't bring the laptop. I'm off to check out the link.
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