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As I write this, I am looking out the window of my home office and seeing a drab winter day, with cold winds and snow flurries. I think to myself, (like so many of you, my fellow gardening fans, HURRY UP SPRING!! It's a week into March, already!) Since we're "Springing Ahead" on Sunday, and soon we'll have more daylight, more sunshine and more WARM weather, I'm excited to be a part of QVC's Big Spring Garden Event Day tomorrow - March 9th!! I've been ordering plants from Cottage Farms and Roberta's since late January, and soon they will be arriving at my doorstep, just in time to plant them! I've already received a new Smart Solar fountain, some new angel windchimes, my Bliss Gravity Free Recliners,and new solar lights from Westinghouse! I can't wait to get out there and do some planting and arranging and beautifying in my outdoor living spaces! My Blue Clean Powerwasher is standing at the ready, waiting to spray my patio furniture, cushions, walkways and deck in to sparkling "like new" condition! My dogs are ready to go out and play in the warm sunshine and green grass, instead of cloudy skies and mud puddles! Ahhh....just the thought of sitting on my deck surrounded by beautiful flowers, with the gentle sounds of trickling water from my solar fountain and a cool glass of fresh squeezed lemonade and my pups napping on the patio mats....that's what gets me through these last days of winter that seem to be lingering on. So, I hope you'll catch a big glimpse of Springtime with me, tomorrow during our Spring Garden Event, which will feature lots of new and exciting, practical and beautiful patio and garden items, furniture, tools, umbrellas, lighting, statuary and of course, gorgeous plants, which will make YOUR lawn, garden and patio the most OUTSTANDING one in the neighborhood this summer!! Don't miss the Plow and Hearth hour at 1AM eastern....I chose most of the items in the show myself, along with our gardening  Buyer, Greg, and some of them will not last long!! I know you will like what you see! Also, be sure to join me for an hour of Roberta's Unique Gardens and my good friends, the Walliens, at 1PM, featuring final quantities on some of this season's most popular live plants, plus some NEW varieties that you haven't seen yet this season! Then, we'll pulling out all the stops for a big 2-Hour Garden Party with Carolyn "Extravaganza" from 2 till 4pm!  I invite you to join in the all FUN that always seems to happen during this program!! You can click here for a sneak peek at what's coming up in the show.

Speaking of Roberta's and the Walliens....have you seen the new Garden Video Blog installments that my friend and Master Gardener, Eric Wallien recorded with me earlier in the season? These feature basic gardening tips and hints from Eric, to help make your garden the best ever, this season! Click here to see the third and latest installment!

You can also view the previous installments in my earlier Gardening Blogs on my blog page on QVC.com. There will be a new Garden Video Blog installment coming each week throughout QVC's Gardening Season, so keep checking back!

Also, just a quick reminder, if you are in the Philadelphia Area this week, you still have a chance to visit the Philadelphia Flower Show, sponsored by our friends at the Philadelphia Horticultural Society, going on through this Sunday, March 10th. It is SPECTACULAR and the largest event of it's kind in the country. This year's theme is "BRILLIANT".

It is all about those incredibly beautiful English Country Gardens and how to recreate them in your own yard. My buddy Phillip Watson, of Cottage Farms took some photos while he was there, that I wanted to share with you here as well. Aren't they incredible?? I can't wait to try some of these ideas!

Meanwhile, fingers crossed (and green thumbs too!) for SPRINGTIME!!  Enjoy QVC's Spring Gardening Event and I'll see you on the Q from 1-4pm Saturday, March 9th!!

Carolyn