My legs are sore but my heart is full. Sunday was the second installment of the beloved Patchwork Indie Arts and Crafts Festival in Long Beach, CA. Anarchy in the Garden was once again a co-sponsor of the hippest, hand-crafted event in Southern California.

Nothing says, “I’ve arrived bitches!” like my beautiful anarcho-punk canopy.

Hey look! That’s Fern of Life on the Balcony. What is she up to?

Well, this Patch I decided to offer 15-minute, DIY gardening workshops. Since I heart collaborations I decided to solicit help from none other than Orange County Master Gardener, uber-blogger, container gardening expert - Fern Richardson of Life on the Balcony. Jealous?

I don’t mind saying that a lot of  Patch attendees came specifically to seek gardening advice from us. I know, we’re kind of a big deal. =D

This little fashionista approved of the gardening workshops.

Full house. Fern leading a workshop – How to Grow Tomatoes in a Container.

Check out the fancy container Fern made!

Fern also provided a useful hand-out to workshop attendees.

Great big hug to Fern for doling out serious gardening knowledge. Check out her blog post on how to turn containers from drab to fab HERE.

The Anarchy in the Garden booth was a buzz. All. Day. Long. It may have had something to do with the 4′X4′ redwood raised garden bed that I was raffling off for a mere $1.00. That’s not all, I threw in 13 seedlings including annuals, herbs, and vegetables, plus delivery, installation, and one-hour consultation with me. Did I mention it was a $1.00 raffle?

Insert picture of raised bed here. Oops, I didn’t take one. Here’s a close up of a pepper instead.

Unveiled at spring Patch, Anarchy in the Garden home edition – Culinary Gardens for an Urban Environment. After receiving several inquiries and being commissioned to design and install gardens for blog readers I thought I would fearlessly fling myself into green entrepreneurship. I service Long Beach, Orange County and the South Bay cities. For more information please check out the tab above.

I didn’t get a chance to visit many of the other booths. However I did sneak in jam and chocolate samples from Delilah’s Backyard in a Jar and Courtney’s C Salt Gourmet. I ain’t no dummy!

Thank you to everyone that stopped by my booth! Plans are in the works for the Fall Patchwork Indie Arts & Crafts Festival. Tell me what you want to see! I welcome any and all suggestions.

Special shout outs to:

• The husband – I am benefiting from all your years on Warped Tour. Thank you for being my handy man and my biggest cheerleader.
• Fern – Your workshop was a hit! Thank you for helping me sell raffle tickets and for answering people’s gardening questions.
• Patchwork’s bold leaders – Delilah Snell and Nicole Stevenson for putting on another stellar event. You inspire me!
• We Love Long Beach. I love you!
• The lovely couple that traveled all the way from Newport Beach to visit me. It was a whirlwind. Please feel free to email me with any questions I wasn’t able to answer.
• Anarchy in the Garden blog readers. I appreciate your support. You like me, you really like me.
• Neighbors and friends – Keana, Francine and Mei Mei, Lisa, Stefanie, Josh and Shannon, John H.
• Fellow Master Gardener Class of 2010 – Amy W.

and everyone that stopped by to say HI. You made my day.

*UPDATE*
According to Random.org the winner of the 4′X4′ redwood raised bed is #105. I’m looking at you Pamela Weinstein. Congratulations! I will be in touch with you shortly.

In the meantime please purchase soil. You will need 8 cubic feet of soil and 4 cubic of mulch for a 4′X4′X11″ raised bed. I recommend Kellogg Garden Products Patio Plus Soil and GroMulch or N’Rich for mulch. Or you can purchase bulk soil from Whittier Fertilizer and pick up free mulch from the City of San Pedro.