Enormous thanks to Karl Gercens of Longwood Gardens for hosting the Philadelphia Area Fling September 21-24 and putting together such an incredible lineup of gardens, events, and community for us in America’s Garden Capital! Around 100 garden bloggers, Instagrammers, YouTubers, and others sharing about gardening online spent 3.5 days touring private and public gardens outside of Philadelphia. Even Tropical Storm Ophelia couldn't keep us from smiling, as you can see in our group photo at Swarthmore College.
If you joined us on the Fling this year, we'd love to read your blog posts about it. So would the tour’s garden owners, sponsors, and the gardening public. To help us find your posts as you publish over the weeks and months ahead, please share your links on our official Facebook page with hashtag #gbfling2023, and/or share the URL in the comments below. We'll try to keep this page updated with links as we receive them, with the latest at top.
Digging: Gardens for adventure, art, and games at Paxson Hill Farm
Digging: Paxson Hill garden still gorgeous in the rain
Danger Garden: Chanticleer Friday kick-off...
Digging: From mill to Mill Fleurs, a garden of rare plants
Digging: Jenny Rose Carey’s playful garden rooms at Northview, part 2
Down2Earth: Behind the Scenes at Longwood Gardens
Danger Garden: Jenny Rose Carey's Northview, during the Philly Fling
Digging: Jenny Rose Carey’s charming Northview Gardens, part 1
Danger Garden: David Culp's Brandywine Cottage during a tropical storm
Digging: Stoneleigh native-plant estate garden and Flingers
Down2Earth podcast: The Garden Bloggers Fling
Danger Garden: I finally got to visit Terrain, during the Philly Fling
PlantPostings: Wordless Wednesday: A Few Dahlias From the Philly Fling
Digging: Tropical terraces, color, and meadow at Owl Creek Farm
The Impatient Gardener - YouTube: Bonsai Training
Dallas Garden Buzz: Chanticleer, A Pleasure Garden
My Northern Garden: 3 Tips for Better Bonsai
Digging: Bamboo forest and pond gardens at WynEden
Digging: Fall florals to fall for at Terrain garden shop
Digging: Homey fall garden at Brandywine Cottage
The Impatient Gardener YouTube: Touring AMAZING Gardens
PlantPostings: Sunday's Highlights at the Philly Fling
Digging: Moon gate and woodland garden at Boulder Haven
Obsessed Midwest Gardener: Longwood Revisited
PlantPostings: Saturday Sessions at the Garden Fling
Digging: Making the scene at Create A Scene garden
Cosmos and Cleome: Pure Whimsy: Jenny Rose Carey’s Northview
Digging: Behind-the-scenes tour at Longwood Gardens plant-production facility
Digging: Flamboyant flower borders and containers at Longwood Gardens
The Impatient Gardener: Wine & Weeds IN PERSON from Longwood
Dallas Garden Buzz: America’s Garden Capital
Places of the Spirit: Loved these vignettes at Chanticleer - an amazing garden
Enchanted Gardens: Longwood’s Chrysanthemum Festival: Horticultural Artistry at its Finest
Mike's Urban Garden: Philly Fling - A Garden Blogger's Retreat
PlantPostings: Friday at the Philly Fling
Danger Garden: Fling Flower? Nope, Fling watering cans!
Digging: Into the sunflowers in Longwood’s meadow
The Paintbox Garden: Chanticleer Garden in Early Autumn – Part 2
The Paintbox Garden: Chanticleer Garden in Early Autumn – Part 1
Digging: Italian Water Garden, trees, and treehouses at Longwood Gardens
Digging: Magical children’s garden and plant displays at Longwood’s conservatory
GardenDC Podcast Episode 167: Flinging with the Garden Tourist
Digging: Orchids, silver garden, and living walls at Longwood Gardens conservatory
Art of Gardening: Garden Fling: Botanical Beauty Beckons on Breathtaking Trip
Danger Garden: So many gardens...
Digging: Early autumn at Hedgleigh Spring garden
PlantPostings: Flinging at Longwood Gardens
Digging: Philadelphia Area Fling and Andrew Bunting’s Belvidere
Garden Rant: Late September gardens that are anything but dull
The Paintbox Garden: A Visit to Longwood Gardens
We hope to see you at next year's Fling in Puget Sound, WA, July 18-21, 2024. Look for an announcement on that soon!
