Re: Florida Gardens

**"* M* <B*@verizon.net>**

Hi Catriona and everyone,

My good friend Monica Brandies in Brandon, Florida (near Tampa) would 
probably welcome you warmly. Her organic garden has unbelievable variety, 
especially when it comes to unusual tropical and subtropical fruits and also 
herbs and spices. She grows neem, too.

Monica is the author of a number of books on gardening, some for B. B. 
Mackey Books and some for other publishers. She writes a regional newspaper 
column which is often based on her interviews with local gardeners doing 
something unusual.

You can contact her through her website, http://www.gardensflorida.com . Or 
contact me off list for more info.

I've worked with Monica since 1990!

Betty Mackey
www.mackeybooks.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Catriona Tudor Erler" <cterler@gardenvista.com>

>    My husband and I are taking a driving trip to Florida in February
> (eager to get out of the unusually cold Virginia winter).  We're making
> the rounds of friends who have retired to the state, and will be
> stopping in Tampa, Sarasota, Naples, Boca Raton, Palm Beach, and
> Orlando.  I've googled the public gardens, and found some that sound
> excellent.  Does anyone know of good private gardens that homeowners
> might be willing to share with me for photographing and possible stories?
>    I know it's a big deal to allow a complete stranger into your
> garden, and I really appreciate that hospitality and trust.  To give my
> credentials, I've written 9 garden books, many of which feature my own
> photographs, I write articles about gardens and usually provide my own
> photos, and I respond to requests from editors for photos.  Currently my
> photo data base has about 30,000 garden photos, including plant
> portraits and garden scenes.
>    Thank you.
>    Catriona

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