edible garden - Fine Gardening
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Mark’s Ornamental Vegetable Garden in Vermont
Hi GPODers! Gardeners tend their landscapes for a wide variety of reasons, but one reason is the most prolific and historic: To produce food. While this might conjure images of…
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Growing Pawpaws at Hortus Arboretum and Botanical Garden
Happy Monday GPODers! We've got a very educational submission today, courtesy of a very intrepid couple who have taken an appreciation for plants and transformed it into a lifestyle that…
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Design
Dwarf Tomatoes Produce Abundant Fruit With a Small Plant
Imagine it—stocky, handsome tomato plants that need less-aggressive staking, rarely exceed 5 feet in height, and offer fruit choices in different sizes and colors. Want more? OK, they taste delicious.…
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Design
Kathy’s Urban Garden
Today we’re featuring an urban garden in New York City. My husband, Ian, and I (Kathy) live in a small house on a 100-foot by 25-foot lot in Queens, New…
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How-To
Growing Fruit Trees Successfully on the Pacific Northwest Coast
No matter where in the world you garden, harvesting healthy, home-grown, deliciously ripe fruit from your own backyard orchard is immensely satisfying. Every region has its own advantages and challenges…
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How-To
How to Plant a Southern California Victory Garden
With so many radical changes happening daily, we are all impacted right down to our homes, our gardens, and our everyday lives. So as we move into 2023, it’s a…
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Design
The Harvey Garden in Texas
My name is Ryan Harvey, and I have been gardening with my wife, Kristin, and our Yorkie, Emmitt, for eight years in Austin, Texas, Zone 8b. We focus mainly on…
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How-To
A Pro’s Tips for Growing Currants
March is a busy time at our hillside nursery in Vermont, where we grow all kinds of cold-hardy fruits, nuts, and berries. We grow about a dozen types of currants.…
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Article
How to Grow Celtuce
While celtuce, or stem lettuce, may sound like just another novelty vegetable, it's far from that. If you are not familiar with celtuce, just think of it as overgrown romaine…
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Design
Attractive Ways to Grow Vegetables, Fruits, and Herbs in Your Garden Design
As life comes back into the garden in spring, there’s no time like the present to focus on creating an outdoor world you can enjoy for the coming year. Spring…