Our May issue is Here! Read it now!

It's the most wonderful time of the year ... for gardeners! [GreenPrints]( April 29, 2024   [Welcome to the most glorious time of the year!](  Dear Gardening Enthusiast, May is here! And even if you live in the most northern climates, there’s reason to celebrate. Mother Nature has delivered the most glorious spectacle of the year, as plants flower, tree buds burst open, and our gardens are a little slice of Heaven on Earth. Please savor these May moments, because they are so special and won’t last. That’s the cycle of our gardens—constantly changing and evolving. And each season and month gives us reason to celebrate, but there’s nothing quite like the magnificence of May. [Humor Collection]( And just as our gardens are bursting forth, so too is this issue of GreenPrints Magazine. Really! With all the improvements we’ve recently made to monthly issues of GreenPrints, now comes even more improvement! THE BIG NEWS: Yes, it’s big news with this latest improvement—we’re now recording every article in the monthly issues, so you can listen to the entire issue while you’re on the go or in your garden! When we first introduced audio content last year by recording a few stories in each issue, you readers told us you loved the audio content and wanted more. And we listened, so here it is—our first issue published with the written word and entirely audio-recorded for you, too. Please enjoy all the content in whichever way suits you at the moment. Here’s a quick summary of what’s new in this issue (besides that every article is audio-recorded for your listening pleasure)—I know you’ll find our new regular features valuable and entertaining: - Gardening News: Executive Publisher Don Nicholas shares with you his monthly commentary, this time about the fate of Stumpy (the oddly formed Washington, D.C., cherry tree that’s due to be dug up and replaced), a real national sensation now! - Garden Planning: Every month, you get advice—and entertainment—about a practical, seasonal gardening matter. This month, Food Gardening Network’s Amanda MacArthur gives you twelve whimsical tricks for creating a vibrant vegetable garden! - Cultivating Wisdom: Regular contributor Becky Rupp is featured every month, covering topics that divulge all sorts of facts you might not otherwise know. In this issue, Becky reviews the American obsession with perfect lawns—and how you can have your lawn and make it more diverse and productive. - Garden Giggles: Perennial contributor Mike McGrath delivers his usual knee-slapping—sometimes gut-busting—humor about something in the garden. This month, Mike’s story about how gardening is not for the timid focuses on his experience with rhododendrons. Get ready for some good laughs! - Harvesting Health: This new column is my own piece—and this month, I cover the health benefits of strawberries … with a little history about the expression “like giving strawberries to a donkey.” - Gardening Life: These monthly gems are authored by GreenPrints Founding Editor Pat Stone—often funny and thought-provoking. - Seasonal Thoughts: GreenPrints Editor & Publisher Christy Page shares her garden thoughts every month—seasonally appropriate, of course! For this issue, Christy covers the traditions of celebrating May Day! - Plants We Love: Every month, you get interesting and fun articles about three different plants. For this month, learn about sunflowers, zucchini, and quinoa. - Recipes from the Garden: Talk about practical! Every month, you now get tasty and easy-to-make recipes that use garden-fresh ingredients. And then there are the perennials in every monthly GreenPrints Magazine issue: - Stories from the Garden: These mainstays have been part of GreenPrints since our first year of publishing in Spring 1990—“gardening stories from the heart” that will lift your spirits and make you smile or laugh. - Books, Kits & Calendars: Every month, you get crafting projects that include keepsake StoryBooks, Story Collections, ArtPrints, Greeting Cards, and Calendars. - Letters to GreenPrints: Read messages that readers have sent us—good feedback and sometimes constructive criticism. Read these messages, and we hope you’ll be inspired to send us your own feedback to share. Check out this entire issue, and you’re guaranteed to find valuable, practical, and entertaining content to fill your May days with joy, laughter, and inspiration. And let me know what you think. I’d truly love to hear from you. [$10 SPECIAL! GET AN 83% DISCOUNT WHEN YOU CLAIM YOUR BENEFITS TODAY!]( [Claim your GreenPrints Garden Club All-Access Membership now, and you get all the gardening stories to delight you, make you laugh, and fill you with heartwarming inspiration and motivation. Plus, practical information and advice about gardening skills & techniques; insightful histories of plants and gardens; and printable crafting kits for ArtPrints, greeting cards, and seasonal calendars! 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[Claim Your $10 Membership Now]( SUMMARY OF GREENPRINTS GARDEN CLUB ALL-ACCESS MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS 01 A full year of GreenPrints Garden Club All-Access Membership, an exclusive club for those who want to enjoy the greatest gardening stories ever and get tons of practical gardening advice, too—save $49 off the annual membership price, an 83% discount! $59/year Now Only: $10/year! 02 NEW magazine sections & expanded content in 2024! 1-year subscription to GreenPrints Magazine, printable monthly issues filled with: - Top-quality heartwarming stories—just like GreenPrints has published for nearly 35 years— including audio versions of all stories, so you can listen to them while you garden or while you’re on-the-go. - Monthly “Gardening Life” column by GreenPrints Founding Editor Pat Stone. - Practical gardening advice to help you improve your skills—in every issue. - New regular departments on gardening wisdom, humor, seasonal perspectives, and food plants that heal. - Three featured “Plants We Love” in every monthly issue! - Monthly recipes to help you use your food garden’s harvest. - Printable books, kits, and seasonal calendars to serve the crafter in you (or a family member or friend). All sent to you by email and available for you digitally as soon as issues are published every month! INCLUDED 03 Full and immediate access to the GreenPrints Digital Library—your membership includes access to the current digital magazine issue and back issues, a digital version of The Weeder's Reader plus the library is constantly growing with new content regularly added! INCLUDED 04 Instant and unlimited access to all GreenPrints Collections—curated collections of stories from the heart, organized around specific topics such as humor, joy, romance, mystical and healing gardens, and gardening mishaps. And audio collections for your listening enjoyment! INCLUDED 05 GreenPrints Insider—You get our exclusive email newsletter, for premium members only, to guide you through the GreenPrints Library by highlighting articles, magazine issues, guidebooks, story collections, printable crafting kits, and audio collections that you won't want to miss—delivered regularly to your email inbox! INCLUDED 06 NEW in 2024! Gardening in America Guidebook Series—12 monthly guides that focus on plant-specific tips & advice, plus improving your gardening techniques. INCLUDED 07 NEW in 2024! Printable StoryBook Kits—you’ll get specially curated story content to delight and enchant you! INCLUDED 08 NEW in 2024! Printable Greeting Card Crafting Kits—you’ll get beautifully illustrated greeting cards to use for any occasion … birthdays, anniversaries, milestone lifetime events, and more! INCLUDED 09 NEW in 2024! Printable ArtPrints Crafting Kits—you get beautiful GreenPrints artwork for printing and framing! INCLUDED 10 NEW in 2024! Printable Seasonal Calendars—you get, every season of the year, a practical and beautiful calendar to help you keep on top of your gardening tasks. INCLUDED 11 SPECIAL ISSUE: The Weeder’s Reader—a compilation of the sixteen greatest stories ever published by GreenPrints. You get unlimited FREE access to the printable digital version in the library! 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