Kitchen Garden - Fine Gardening

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    GPOD on the Road: The Governor’s Garden at Château Ramezay

    Happy Friday GPODers! Yesterday we saw a pretty planting Cherry found on the streets of Old Montreal, today we're continuing our tour of this city with a trip to a…

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    A Weird Summer in Carla’s Garden

    Happy Friday GPODers! We're back in the garden of frequent contributor Carla Zambelli Mudry (She most recently shared Hydrangea Season in her garden and the Abundant Spring Blooms she got…

  • Swiss chard growing in a rocky vegetable garden
    How-To

    Which Vegetables to Grow in Rocky Soil and Which to Avoid

    Here in the Northeast, rocks are just a part of gardening life, and even if you are raising vegetables in an old garden (one that's been well tended for decades),…

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    Kitchen Gardening

    New Veggie Varieties to Try This Year

    For what seems like 8 million years, I have grown ‘Tomatoberry’. It’s a small cherry tomato variety that is not rare or superflashy, but it works well for me, so…

  • An arbor trellis with hanging gourds
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    Cool Trellising Ideas

    A trellis is a utilitarian thing. Normally, vines scramble along the ground until they find something to climb on. We gardeners, always seeking to help a plant out, are smart…

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    Keith’s Vegetable Garden

    We’re visiting with Keith Irvine today, who gardens in chilly Zone 3 in Oxdrift, Ontario. We visited Keith’s garden before (Keith's Zone 3 Garden). I would have to say that…

  • perfect rows of vegetable crops in a large garden bed
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    Gardening in North Dakota

    Today’s photos are from Shiloh in Williston, North Dakota, a chilly spot at the edge of Zones 3 and 4, but that doesn’t stop Shiloh from having a beautiful, productive…

  • growing southern vegetables in the north
    How-To

    4 Iconic Southern Vegetables to Grow in Your Northern Garden

    Just because you garden in the Northeast doesn’t mean that you can’t enjoy fresh southern veggies. Let's face it—in the North it can be nearly impossible to find fresh collard…

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    ‘Candle Fire’ Okra Is Beautiful and Bountiful

    Okra is no stranger to vegetable gardens, especially in the South, but this selection is right at home in ornamental as well as kitchen garden plantings. ‘Candle Fire’ has beautiful…

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    How-To

    Growing Shallots in the Southern Plains

    Shallots (Allium cepa var. aggregatum and cvs.) are expensive to purchase in the store, which is one reason I like to grow my own. A member of the allium or…