25 Robust Summer Bloomers
Building a Compost Bin
Garden Catalog Collector
Enchanting Japanese Maples
Bold and Beautiful Zinnias
How to Grow Raspberries
The Only Shrubs You Need to Grow
Free Download: Rose Pruning and Bed Prep
Lilacs: Time for a Fresh Look
Viburnums are Versatile Shrubs
Variegated Plants Create Drama
Soil Testing is Worth the Effort
15 Deer-Resistant Plants
Off With Their Heads: Deadheading Perennials
Backyard Makeover Game
Make Your Own Hypertufa Container
Big Flowers from Bigleaf Hydrangeas
How to Start a Vegetable Garden
Video: Make a Straw-Bale Garden
10 Perennials Easily Grown from Seed
Perfect Edges for Your Beds and Borders
Find the Perfect Tomato
A gardener's checklist for early summer
All About Starting Seeds
Friendly Ways to Battle Garden Pests

JeanAnnVK

Portland, OR, US
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I am the author of "Growing Food: A Guide for Beginners" and co-host of "Good Enough Gardening" the podcast for gardeners who understand that nothing is perfect...and that in itself is perfection!

my personal website:
http://www.goodenoughgardening.com

Gender: Female

Recent comments

Re: Welcome to Cool Green Gardens - A view from the Left Coast

Dude, first of all, you stone cold rock! I love that Agave Tradescantia combo...reminds me of a punk wig. Maybe I should consider it for my front yard. Sadly, i still have turf. But maybe someday, i will have it all successfully replaced.

What I like about your design aesthetic is the notion that the changes we make to our surroundings are even better if they are sustainable. How about if we don't plant any more resource intensive, highly invasive plants like, oh, I don't know, almost all turf grasses?

Anyway, this is your column, so I won't go on and on, but glad to see your voice is on this site! Looking forward to more design goodness!

posted: 5:38 pm on April 29th