garden beds

Design
Use Geometry to Create a Beautiful Garden Plan

I first met Shirley Williams in 1994 while attending a landscape-design charette. These classes were conducted at several of the participants’ home gardens, including at Brigham Hill Farm, where Shirley…
Design
5 Bold Plants With Stunning Structure

An interesting, structural layout like the one in this garden deserves interesting, structural plants. The following selections, which grow in prominent areas of the zigzag bed, provide bold accents through…
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The Year in Carolyn’s Garden

Carolyn Hirning, in New Albany, Ohio, went through her photos from the year and is sharing some of her favorites with us today. To begin with, my neighbor's chickens were…
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Keegan’s Maryland Garden

Today we’re visiting with Keegan Clifford, who is a vegetable gardener extraordinaire, producing huge amounts of beautiful produce. Keegan lives in Middletown, Maryland (Zone 7), a small town with just…
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Gardening for 50+ Years

Today we’re visiting with Linda Colson in New Jersey. I have gardened on the Cape between the Delaware Bay and the Atlantic Ocean in Cape May County, New Jersey, for…
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Hydrangeas, Daylilies, and More in Virginia

Today we’re visiting Teresa Maxey’s garden in Chester, Virginia. I’ve been an avid gardener for more than 40 years. I started this garden from scratch 21 years ago. I first…
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Summer in Ontario

Today we’re in Sweaburg, Ontario, Canada, visiting the beautiful garden of Alice Fleurkens. She’s shared pictures of her garden before; if you want to see more, check out these previous…
How-To
A Stylish Raised Bed Almost Anyone Can Build

By now, we all know the perks of raised beds. They are an aesthetically pleasing way to grow edibles and cut flowers. Because they are essentially large containers, you can…
Design
Stylish Raised Bed Ideas

If you want more than the standard box, here's how to kick it up a notch
How-To
Are Pressure Treated Woods Safe in Garden Beds?

Gardeners have used pressure-treated wood for decades in raised beds and as posts, but on December 31, 2003, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) banned the sale of lumber treated with…

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