People, Places, and Plants
Encyclopedia
People, Places & Plants is an American
gardening
magazine
based in New Gloucester, Maine
, 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.
journalist and landscaper Paul Tukey 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.
After establishing itself as a publication on gardening in New England
and New York
, a Mid-Atlantic
edition was launched in 2003. 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.
During late 2008 and 2009 issues of PPP were sporadic. The spring 2009 issue (volume 14, issue 2, edition 70) was received in June 2009 and on the bottom of page 12, it was announced that the magazine frequency was decreasing from six issues per year to three. The spring 2009 issue was the last one mailed to subscribers. Subscribers continue to wonder if they will ever receive another issue or a refund.
In a gardening column by Tom Atwell in the Sunday Press Herald on January 31, 2010, Rick Churchill (one of the writers of the magazine) announced: PPP has ceased publication, although Paul Tukey has made no official announcement. There has not been an issue for eight months, and issues were sporadic before that.
Tuckey, contacted by e-mail, said the magazine is not yet officially dead. "It is still listed for sale by a Portland broker," he wrote, "and several entities are interested in acquiring the title to move it forward in some fashion. Until that happens, we've been holding off making an announcement." He hopes to notify subscribers by March 1, 2010.
However, as of June 14, 2010, subscribers have not been notified by the editor and the PPP website is offline.
, and hosted by Roger Swain
and Paul Tukey, debuted in March 2003. Two seasons were produced and aired on Home & Garden Television. Tukey earned the honor of America's Horticultural Communicator of the Year from the American Horticultural Society in 2006.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
gardening
Gardening
Gardening is the practice of growing and cultivating plants. Ornamental plants are normally grown for their flowers, foliage, or overall appearance; useful plants are grown for consumption , for their dyes, or for medicinal or cosmetic use...
magazine
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
based in New Gloucester, Maine
New Gloucester, Maine
New Gloucester is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, in the United States. It is home to the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, the last active Shaker Village in the U.S...
, covering the areas of New England
New England
New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...
and New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. People, Places & Plants is also the name of a gardening television program syndicated by Home & Garden Television.
Magazine
MaineMaine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
journalist and landscaper Paul Tukey 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.
After establishing itself as a publication on gardening in New England
New England
New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...
and New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, a Mid-Atlantic
Mid-Atlantic States
The Mid-Atlantic states, also called middle Atlantic states or simply the mid Atlantic, form a region of the United States generally located between New England and the South...
edition was launched in 2003. 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.
During late 2008 and 2009 issues of PPP were sporadic. The spring 2009 issue (volume 14, issue 2, edition 70) was received in June 2009 and on the bottom of page 12, it was announced that the magazine frequency was decreasing from six issues per year to three. The spring 2009 issue was the last one mailed to subscribers. Subscribers continue to wonder if they will ever receive another issue or a refund.
In a gardening column by Tom Atwell in the Sunday Press Herald on January 31, 2010, Rick Churchill (one of the writers of the magazine) announced: PPP has ceased publication, although Paul Tukey has made no official announcement. There has not been an issue for eight months, and issues were sporadic before that.
Tuckey, contacted by e-mail, said the magazine is not yet officially dead. "It is still listed for sale by a Portland broker," he wrote, "and several entities are interested in acquiring the title to move it forward in some fashion. Until that happens, we've been holding off making an announcement." He hopes to notify subscribers by March 1, 2010.
However, as of June 14, 2010, subscribers have not been notified by the editor and the PPP website is offline.
Television program
A television program of People, Places & Plants, filmed at Weston Nurseries in Hopkinton, MassachusettsHopkinton, Massachusetts
Hopkinton is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, just under 30 miles west and south of Boston. The town is best known as the starting point of the Boston Marathon, held annually on Patriots' Day in April, and as the home of computer storage firm EMC Corporation.For geographic and demographic...
, and hosted by Roger Swain
Roger Swain
Roger Swain, known as "the man with the red suspenders" is most famous for hosting the television show, The Victory Garden on PBS. He was the host from the mid 1980s until 2001....
and Paul Tukey, debuted in March 2003. Two seasons were produced and aired on Home & Garden Television. Tukey earned the honor of America's Horticultural Communicator of the Year from the American Horticultural Society in 2006.