Awards and Accolades

Since its founding in 2007 as the Seven Oaks blog, Home Garden Joy has repeatedly been honored by editors, gardeners, horticulturists and more. A few of our awards and accolades are listed below.

Ranked #9 in the world! Thank you LawnStarter for ranking Home Garden Joy #9 among the world’s top 70 gardening blogs and awarding us the Golden Trowel.

Top gardening blog in the world.

Jeanne Grunert was a guest on the American Horticultural Society’s online event, Plant Chat, in April 2017. The AHS mentioned Jeanne’s book several times.

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Vegetable Gardening Tips and Tricks

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