Writer/Publisher
Digging blog
Tapping out her first post in early 2006, Pam Penick had no way of knowing where her blog, Digging, would lead her: to a new career as a landscape and garden designer; to writing gigs with Fine Gardening magazine and other publications; to appearances on KLRU's "Central Texas Gardener"; to a new passion for garden photography; and, not least, to a fascinating community of fellow bloggers. Pam wrangled the first local meet-ups of garden bloggers, and in 2008 she initiated and chaired a planning committee for the first annual Garden Bloggers Fling, a national meet-up that attracted garden bloggers from coast to coast to Austin for a weekend of talks, garden tours, and socializing. She's happy to see her brainchild continue to grow each year as the national Fling has moved to hosting cities around the country, from Chicago to Buffalo to Seattle, and she travels to attend each one.