People, Places, and Plants

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People, Places & Plants
Editor Paul Tukey
Staff writers Rich Miller
Dr. Rick Churchill
Laura Eisener
Henry Homeyer
Barbara Gee
Allen Lessels
Categories Gardening
Frequency Bimonthly
Circulation 65,000
Publisher Paul Tukey
First issue January 1996[1]
Country Flag of the United States United States
Language English
Website http://www.ppplants.com/
ISSN 1092-9223

People, Places & Plants is an American gardening magazine based in New Gloucester, Maine[2] covering the areas of New England and New York. People, Places & Plants is also the name of a gardening television program syndicated by Home & Garden Television.

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[edit] Magazine

Maine journalist and landscaper Paul Tukey[1] co-founded People, Places & Plants in late 1995 and the magazine's first issue was published in January 1996. By late 1997, the magazine was the top-selling garden magazine in Maine.[3]

After establishing itself as a publication on gardening in New England and New York, a Mid-Atlantic edition was launched in 2003.[4] It suffered from sluggish sales and was discontinued in late 2004. People, Places & Plants published its 50th issue, billed also as a special 10th anniversary issue, in May 2005.[5]

[edit] Television program

A television program of People, Places & Plants, filmed at Weston Nurseries in Hopkinton, Massachusetts and hosted by Roger Swain and Paul Tukey, debuted in March 2003.[6] Two seasons were produced and aired on Home & Garden Television. [7] Tukey earned the honor of America's Horticultural Communicator of the Year from the American Horticultural Society in 2006.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Ferriss, Lloyd. "Maine Gardening, Maine Magazine", Maine Sunday Telegram, 1996-02-04, p. 4G. 
  2. ^ Turkel, Tux. "Falmouth, Maine, Landscaper Starts People, Places & Plants Magazine", Portland Press Herald, 2002-11-08. 
  3. ^ Ferriss, Lloyd. "Garden or Garden Magazine, a Green Thumb's a Must", Maine Sunday Telegram, 1997-11-23, p. 4G. 
  4. ^ "Maine publisher launches magazine for mid-Atlantic", Portland Press Herald, 2003-02-13, p. 7B. 
  5. ^ Atwell, Tom. "A decade in print", Maine Sunday Telegram, 2005-05-15, p. G3. 
  6. ^ Routhier, Ray. "Home-grown TV program finds market", Portland Press Herald, 2003-05-27, p. 1B. 
  7. ^ "Weekly gardening show goes off air this month", Maine Sunday Telegram, 2005-03-27, p. 4G. 

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