Our Around the Yard site at dannylipford.com has a new face! Gardening enthusiast Julie Day will be posting her insights, writing articles, and answering your questions concerning everything green. Julie has been digging in the dirt since an early age and her passion for gardening and the outdoors shows. Find out more About Julie and read Julie’s blog on Around the Yard. You can also e-mail your lawn and garden questions to Ask Julie, some of which will be answered on the site.

So whether it’s beating the summer heat through Landscaping with Drought-Tolerant Plants or finding out how to attract Hummingbirds in the Garden, Julie’s insights and information are sure to bring out your green thumb.

To help you save water and keep your utility bill in check, we gave away five water saving EcoFlow showerheads from Waterpik in our July Water Conservation Contest. The lucky winners from the over 1,500 entries we received were Stan Boulware from Harristown, Illinois; Sammantha De La Rosa from Port Orchard, Washington; Fortune Filiba from San Diego, California; Lisa Sheldon from Bellevue, Nebraska; and William Stanger from Bloomington, Illinois. Congratulations to the winners, and check back often for news of future contests on dannylipford.com.

Ray King of Montgomery, Alabama, was the lucky winner in our Cub Cadet Riding Mower Giveaway from the over 5,000 entries received. With three acres to mow, I’m sure he’ll will put the Cub Cadet iSeries ZTT42 riding mower, valued at $2,699, to good use. It features an 18 horsepower Kohler OHV engine, 360 degree Zero-Turn maneuverability, a 42” cutting width, and synchronized steering. Congratulations Ray and happy mowing!

This month we’re going all out by giving away a Cub Cadet Riding Mower worth $2,699. Enter by June 15th 2008. Who knows, you could be our next big winner!

Today’s Homeowner with Danny Lipford®, picked up its first nomination in the 35th Annual Daytime Emmy® Awards announced on April 30th.

The long-running show, now in its 10th season, was nominated in the category of Special Class Writing for show Writer Scott Gardner, who is also the Director of the show. Other nominees in the category are The Ellen Degeneres Show and ABC’s The View.

“I couldn’t be more excited about this nomination,” says Host and Executive Producer Danny Lipford. “And I can’t say enough about the quality of Scott’s writing which has contributed to the long-term success of the show. To be nominated against that level of competition - it just shows that if you keep at it long enough, you’ll eventually get recognized for your work.”

The Daytime Emmy awards show will air June 20th at 8:00 pm on ABC, live from Hollywood’s Kodak Theatre.

“Yes, we plan to be there,” Lipford says.

The 35th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy® Awards is a presentation of the National Television Academy in cooperation with the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

Our April newsletter just went out. In it, we welcome spring with a new “Around the Yard” section, spring checklists, some other great articles, upcoming TV appearances, and more. If you haven’t subscribed, no need to worry. You can check out April’s newsletter online. And if you enjoy what you read, you can subscribe to the newsletter.

While other parts of the country are still buried under a thick blanket of snow, here in the Deep South, the azaleas are already in full bloom and the first bright green leaves on the trees are beginning to unfurl. What better time than the first day of spring to launch our new website dedicated to your lawn and garden!

Around the Yard features a wealth of articles and videos to help turn your yard into the envy of the neighborhood. From selecting fertilizer and propagating roses to laying stepping stones and choosing the right fence, our outdoor experts take the mystery out of growing a garden and caring for your lawn.

We want Around the Yard to become your home on the web for everything green. So if you have a tip that makes your garden grow, or would like to share a picture of your backyard retreat or prize rose, send them to editor@dannylipford.com and we may feature them on the site. Here’s to the warm days, green grass, and blue skies ahead. May your thumb always be green!

Our March newsletter just went out. It is packed with information including information from Interior Enhancements to tips on saving gas, some other great articles, upcoming TV appearances, and more. If you haven’t subscribed, no need to worry. You can check out March’s newsletter online. And if you enjoy what you’ve read, you can subscribe to the newsletter.

Our February newsletter just went out. It is packed with information including information on our Going Green special, some great articles, upcoming TV appearances, and more. If you haven’t subscribed, no need to worry. You can check out February’s newsletter online. And if you enjoy what you’ve read, you can subscribe to the newsletter.