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Words cannot express the gratitude felt for the honors* bestowed upon us by the kind members of Blotanical. Many thanks to all the readers of Fairegarden for the happiness you bring each day. It is simply overwhelming.
Frances
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Best Photography Blog
Best Eclectic Blog
Best US Blog
Best Tennessee Blog
Best Commenter
Blotanist Of The Year
Garden Blog Of The Year
About me
My name is Frances and I am a lifelong gardener, having lived in various parts of the USA over many years. I am now gardening in USDA Zone 7a east Tennessee. From 2000 to 2014 I was gardening on a slope in a small town in Tennessee. I have been blogging about my gardens since December of 2007. Thank you for visiting!
The slope in spring
The slope in fall
The slope in winter
The Hop~
640 Merrimon Ave.
or The Hop West
721 Haywood Rd.
Asheville, North Carolina
The text and pictures of this blog are the sole property of Faire Garden. Any use of these pictures or text without the express permission of Faire Garden is forbidden.
Fairegarden 
Frances, well done you deserve every award. The photos above really show why you have best photography but I like the way you use your photos to illustrate your words.
Oh! I really want some Muhly, no one sells it over here, yet! Do you think it needs a warmer summer than we get?
Best wishes Sylvia (England)
So, so well deserved Frances!! What an honor to be called your friend.. These photos are breathtakingly beautiful….!
Frances, What can I say that wasn’t already said by Blotanical voters and your readership! You have a fantastic blog… It’s fun to visit here, see your always wonderful photos and read your delicious stories. Your sense of humor, your generous nature and keen wit shine in each of your posts. You’ve set the bar high and that is good! Congratulations my friend on your well deserved awards. Gail
Congratulations!
Absolutely marvellous and well deserved.
Congratulations.
Congratulations – you so deserve this recognition.
Congratulations Frances… ~bangchik
Congratulations! Everyone who visits here is a winner
You set the bar pretty high. I was happy to walk into it at least once.
It’s you who deserves thanks for another wonderful year of posts. Reading about the goings-on at Fairegarden is a delightful way to start the day!
Frances – Well deserved and very well done
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Big hug from Wales
K
Frances, For who you are and what you do, Blotanists say: You (and your blog!) are truly loved. Congratulations.
Congratulations, Frances–you are well-deserving of every one of these awards! Your photography is stunning, and your garden is on my list of “must-see” gardens. But it is the story you tell with each post that always brings me back. Thanks for enlightening us with your gardening knowledge, and for making me smile every time I come here.
By the way, I wanted to mention before Saturday that if you are watching the PSU game on TV with your family, to look for me on television. We’ll be sitting on the west side of the stadium at the beginning of the horseshoe. I’ll be the one in the orange shirt:)
CONGRATS to you Frances!
It warmed my heart just reading this post. Congratulations Frances and Thank You for sharing your world with us. We are all the better for it.
Jackie
Congrats Frances! I’m glad you’ve been recognized for your great writing and photos!
Congratulations, Frances! Your pictures and writing are exquisite.
Congratulations! What more can I say than that you deserve them all! Thanks for blogging and letting us take part of your wonderful, wonderful garden / A lot of Kramar gittan
Congratulations. They are all well deserved. There are very few non-vegetable gardening blogs that I read and I never miss yours.
Well deserved, dear Frances. Congratulations … your fairies must be very proud!
Dear Frances, Congratulations! All deserved. I voted!
Kudos to you, dear Frances. All are well deserved!
Only first-place finishes count?
Dear Frances,
It’s been wonderful getting to know you through your blog and your comments. Generous in every way… Congrats!
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Frances, sorry, I was a bit lost for words there! What magnificent photos! I’m so very glad that your talent is being recognised with all these awards. It is always such a treat to come by here and anticipate what new wonders you have in store for us.
Congratulations!
Congrats! I’ve only recently discovered your blog and have been really enjoying your beautiful posts.
Congrats again, Frances. Oh, that beautiful muhly grass. It looks like a perfectly pearly pink fountain. 🙂
Congratulations! Way to go!
Rosey
Congratulations again, Frances. I am happy to see you win the Photography award, in particular. I hogged it for too long, and your photos are very deserving. Way to go!
Congratulations! Well done, and well deserved.
Nicely Done! Congrats dear Frances!
These photos are beautiful 😉
A Big congratulations, Frances. The photos on your thank are beautiful. That muhly grass just gets better-looking.
Frances, congratulations! Your blog is wonderful and you deserved every award. The photos are spectacular!
Whooo hooo… and most deservedly so.
You are certainly well deserving of these awards. You always have something fun, well written posts and gorgeous photos that have all of us in awe. Congratulations Frances.
Big congratulations, Frances! Your garden and blog share so much joy in this world!
Congratulations – keep an eye out for the paparazzi!
Congratulations Francis (X5)
Always a delight to visit, Frances! Many Congrats… I’m obviously not the only one that enjoys popping by! Wishing you a great weekend 😀
Dear Frances, my heartfelt congratulations. You have a wonderful garden and bring it to us to admire through your blog.
Frances very well deserved and thank you for all the pleasure of seeing your pictures and reading your blog.
Well, I’ve arrived rather late at the party having been away and I see everyone’s already said everything there is to say.
So I’ll just keep it simple – congratulations and well done 😀
Congratulations – I enjoy your posts (and so does Mum – she’ll phone to tell me about a post) – but even more than the pictures and words, you truly embody the spirit of what a great gardening blog & blogger is. Don’t spend all your winnings at one nursery! p.s. Saw my first Muhly in the flesh last week – none were as pretty as yours – can’t get your photos out of my head.
Frances, Congratulations! You have so many No. 1s, do you need help to carry all these trophys? Your post today has been inundated with so many congratulatory messages, it just shows that you are truly the QUEEN of Blotanical. Keep up the good work, Cheers!
Congratulations, Frances! Well deserved! Your pictures on this post are fabulous!
Hoo Hoo Frances !!!
Congratulations, Frances! (I surely wish I could grow that Pink Muhly Grass!!) Your blog covers many diverse subjects that are all related to gardening… plus your wonderful photos are a treat. It’s always fun to visit – keep it up. 🙂
Congratulations, Frances. Loved all your pics & the sharing of your garden.
Kudos to you Frances! Nice job. You certainly deserve it. Your blog gives us all something to aspire to. Thanks for all the time you take to make it so good!
Congratulations Frances, that is wonderful! I always enjoy your posts and your photographs are beautiful.
Congratulations! I really enjoy your writing style, you’re so creative! I still think about the post you did with your tall plants as the basketball team. I feel like I’ve learned a lot from you.
Live from a small town in southeast Tennessee, the reigning queen of garden blogging, Ms Frances G. of Faire Garden. Congratulations on your five wins, a veritable sweep of awards and well deserved kudos. Good job.
Wow, that’s quite a haul Frances. Congratulations. I have no idea how to nominate, vote, etc. I guess I need to spend some time figuring out Blotanical, huh?!
Many many many congratulations, Frances, on all your awards. They are so well deserved – I love coming here and visiting.
Warmest Congratulations Cousin! Hugs, Linda
Frances – congratulations!
Of course, I have no idea what’s been going on with Blotanical since I’ve been so preoccupied with family as well as Charm’s health problems lately. I just tried to login and cannot find the info that so many of you are writing about!
Your blog is top notch and the awards are well-deserved… so here’s my “unofficial” vote since I missed the whole thing!
Cheers,
Cameron
Congratulations Frances – absolutely deserved.
Late to the party, Frances. Just wanted to add my congratulations to those of your many friends and admirers.
My dear Frances, though I’m late in sending my congratulations, please know they are heartfelt and I’m so glad to see you win these awards. You’re SO deserving and you had my votes. You continue to amaze me with your endless supply of beautiful photography and informative posts. I want to be like you when I grow up. *hugs*
Well deserved.
Congratulations on all your awards! Well deserved, indeed!! I love coming to your blog and tremendously enjoy your spectacular photos.
Hi Frances! Now that I finally got my thank you posted, I am ready to visit all the other winners. Your blog truly is unique, oh, hey, there should be an award for that, too! Anyway, your writing, photos and the comments you leave for others are awesome. Congratulations on your awards!