December 2012

  • Design

    Tony’s garden in ROMANIA

    Happy New Year, everyone!! Let's start off the year with an exciting post from ROMANIA! Straight from the source: "Hallo! Hallo! My name is Tony Todorut. The pictures were taken…

  • Kitchen Gardening

    How to Harden Off Seedlings

    Give your baby plants a great head start by acclimating them to the great outdoors before transplanting them in their permanent garden bed.

  • Article

    No Nonsense Vegetable Gardening Winner!

    Jeavonna Chapman received a great holiday gift. Her own free copy of No Nonsense Gardening. Though she killed her first plant at age 4, that didn't stop her.

  • Design

    Bill’s tropical garden in Ohio

    Today's photos are from Bill Albert in Waterville, Ohio. That's right, Ohio.... Sure doesn't look like it! Bill says, "This is my garden in Waterville, Ohio. It was started from…

  • Kitchen Gardening

    2013 Vegetable Seed Catalogs Warm Winter Days

    The new crop of seed catalogs have started to fill the mailbox and the cover photos alone are enough to keep a gardener going through many snow-bound days.

  • Article

    Keep Beneficial Insects, Birds and Mammals Around By Creating a Host Environment

    A key to keeping beneficial insects around all year is making sure they have what they need in the way of water, host plants and places to live. Here are…

  • Kitchen Gardening

    Catalog Review: Southern Exposure Seed Exchange

    Southern Exposure Seed Exchange offers more than 700 varieties of open-pollinated, heirloom, and traditional varieties of vegetables, herbs, flowers, grains and cover crops.

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    Joy’s garden in Antigua

    Today's oh-so-welcome photos are from Joy Farrell in Antigua. She says, "Here are some photos of my garden in December. I live in Antigua in the Caribbean. I have a…

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    Sue’s deer-plagued garden in Ohio

    Today's photos are from Sue L'Hommedieu. Sue says, "I live in Hudson, Ohio, where deer are a terrible problem. Over the last few years, I have been eliminating the plants…

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    Jarmila’s garden in Slovakia

    Today's photos are from Jarmila Krajcovicova. She says, "I am sending some pictures of our garden surrounding our house in spring, autumn, and in winter looks. Me and my husband…