Member profile for Clenram
 Gardening since 2010
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Living in South Texas and starting my third year with a a food garden. I do a lot of learning what not to do. I was a science teacher for 24 years and have been the director of technology for 12 years. I retired in December to start new adventures. I love the outdoors and gardening is fun for me. I love YGS because of all the fun people that love gardening. I hope you enjoy looking at my garden as much as I enjoy looking at yours! |
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Ramos' Disorganized Garden Floresville, TX
The success of our gardening has been great, with some disappointments due to the learning curve. We are learning what we can do when we have 4 months of temperatures over 100 and no rain. Our soil is all sand! We have about five acres of sand with the back dropping...
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UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley Berkeley, CA |
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Your Entomolo-Garden Oakland, CAWelcome to the Insect News Network on YourGardenShow! The I.N.N. travels the globe to learn how people think and feel about our 6- and 8-legged friends. The I.N.N. is a non-stop, multi-media interdisciplinary plunge...
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The Green Gardener in Herald, California Herald, CAGreetings from Herald, CA. Located just South East of Sacramento by 20 miles. Millions of grape vines cover the Herald landscape and vegetables grow well here with a good compost pile to nourish our Green Garden....
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UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley Berkeley, CA |
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Allotment on the dike Schellingwoude, Netherlands
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Claire
After years of being on the waiting list, on 4 June 2011 I finally got a garden allotment (known as volkstuin in Dutch). It's just a 15-minute bike ride from home, at the back of an old Dutch dike - and has a little...
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Your Entomolo-Garden Oakland, CAWelcome to the Insect News Network on YourGardenShow! The I.N.N. travels the globe to learn how people think and feel about our 6- and 8-legged friends. The I.N.N. is a non-stop, multi-media interdisciplinary plunge...
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The Green Gardener in Herald, California Herald, CAGreetings from Herald, CA. Located just South East of Sacramento by 20 miles. Millions of grape vines cover the Herald landscape and vegetables grow well here with a good compost pile to nourish our Green Garden....
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Patterns of Growth Fremont, CAMy garden is my art, literally. I grow plants so I can photograph them in new and interesting ways. There is such a variety of plants in the San Francisco Bay Area and I pluck not only from my yard, but along the trail...
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Chiz Gardens Monroe, MI
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Liz
Our old farmhouse sits on an acre and a half of gardens with an old barn as its background. The house has many window boxes with a variety of flowers. There is a large pond with a waterfall designed by my husband. The...
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Garden Inspirations Monroe, MI
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Liz
I love to garden. Besides gardening, I love to attend garden shows. go on garden walks, and visit public gardens. Many times these visits have inspired me to add something different to my own garden.
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Susan's Plots - Franklin Park Community Garden Tacoma, WAThis garden is part of Franklin Park Community Garden in Tacoma, WA. I adopted and built up this part of the garden on an unusable space. It was full of 4 foot tall quack grass and weeds and 2/3 of it under water during...
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A Little Piece of Countryside Mcpherson, KS
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Agrarian
A Kansas (mostly) heirloom vegetable and herb garden. The garden is being started indoors at my home and will then move to a plot at Countryside Community Garden just down the street.
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One Woman's Gardening Addiction Greentown, PAOrganically grown veggies, fruits, herbs, a few edible flowers plus our backyard flock provide much of what our family needs each year.
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AAS Winners 2008 Downers Grove, IL
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AASWinners
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Boston Fenway Victory Garden Boston, MA
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Kristen
In the early spring the daffodils and tulips start to poke out of the ground...the 2 lilac bushes begin their blooms soon after. During mid-May, I begin to add veggie, herb, and annual plantings. Also, my parents bring...
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Rob's Garden Bakersfield, CA
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witbee
My garden is interesting. Frustrated with terrible soil, bad irrigation design and horrible weed infestations, I am slowly moving to raised beds. I have grown tomatoes, okra, squash, broccoli, strawberries, onions,...
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At the farm Thorhild County, Canada
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gailsgarden
Several of my siblings and I have a garden on my brothers' farm. I grow vegetables, herbs, strawberries, raspberries, gooseberries and saskatoon berries. I also have a Romeo Cherrie tree and an unproductive hazel nut...
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~ Organic garden with Chicken moat~ Heron, MT
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GardenGirrl
My husband and I built this garden 3 years ago, using mostly reclaimed materials.
The two chicken coops with seperate runs bordering the garden was designed to keep the grasshoppers (that were eating my garden...
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Serenity Now South Londonderry, PAFlower gardens, herb garden, 3 vegetable gardens... I just keep digging up my children's grassy yard and growing them organic food!
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NW Georgia Community & Home Garden Dalton, GA
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ArizonaBorn
On my return home I began gardening in the backyard growing tomatoes, collards, turnip greens, and some herbs. Due to health issues my garden lay fallow for several years. Three years ago our extension agent started...
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Our Grounds Des Moines, IAOrnamental, beds and borders where evergreen conifers and deciduous shrubs mingle with perennials, bulbs, and a few favorite annuals. Some Iowa prairie plants such as side-oats grama grass. A still-water, self-maintaining...
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Gardenerd Test Garden Los Angeles, CA
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Gardenerd
This is my 12 x 17 foot garden where I test out new varieties and experiment with new growing techniques. In recent years, I've grown popping corn, quinoa, garbanzo beans, brown mustard seed, "coastal" tomatoes, Cavolo...
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Love Community Garden Muskegon, MIFor the people and by the people in downtown Muskegon, Michigan. We deliver food to home bound seniors while also having 12 families who grow all natural food for home use. We have started a fruit crop with strawberries,...
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Sugarhousefarm Altadena, CA
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Sugarhouse
I like to grow food and keep chickens on our little city farmlette. I grow sugarcane for my hens to keep the eggs sweet:) I use an all soy-free domestic grain feed with lots of alfalfa to keep our flock laying healthy...
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Rancho Costa Mucho San Pablo, CA
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Xotchilt
Vegetable Garden, Flowers, Cactus and succulents, and various pets and wild life.
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Chiz Gardens Monroe, MI
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Liz
Our old farmhouse sits on an acre and a half of gardens with an old barn as its background. The house has many window boxes with a variety of flowers. There is a large pond with a waterfall designed by my husband. The...
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Garden Inspirations Monroe, MI
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Liz
I love to garden. Besides gardening, I love to attend garden shows. go on garden walks, and visit public gardens. Many times these visits have inspired me to add something different to my own garden.
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Telly's Happy Place Tacoma, WA
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FreyjaW
Im still in mostly planing stages other than a few vegys in my garden. We have an old apple tree and some walnut trees. Although we do have some wonderful Rodys that I love. I would really like to make my whole yard...
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Ferriss Buck Donham Home Arlington, MA
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Ferriss
This is my home garden which I started in 1998. It's an 1/8 of an acre suburban lot which includes a house, garage, lawn and drive but all the rest is gardened within an inch of its life. I love Enlgish country...
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Ernie's Backyard Garden Minden, LA
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Mr-Odom1
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Backyard Garden near Phoenix, AZ Glendale, AZ
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ThreePts
Welcome to my attempt at vegetable gardening in the backyard of a small condo with raised beds. A bed that receives no direct sun during the winter and way too much in the hot Arizona summer. This is my journey.
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Garden of Verdure Winter Springs, FL
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Betty
My front yard is sunny and somewhat like an English garden. One side-yard is sunny and is all plants (roses, flower, herbs) and mulch. The other side and backyard is mostly shade with appropriate shade plants.
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A Central Florida Garden Loughman, FL
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jhammond
I am currently interested in container veggie gardening, fruit trees, creating a tea & herb garden, and maintaining my daughters flower cutting garden. Everything else is just an experiment.
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Fertile Turtle - Charlotte NC Charlotte, NCA turtle topiary inspired the name of this backyard raised bed organic salad vegetable garden. We have 6 4'X8' beds, a few half-barrels, compost, etc. The garden was started beginning in 2010. I first built the compost...
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Green Kathleen's Chicken Junction Arlington, TXMy garden began with one raised bed. I grew up in Ohio where you could pretty much stick a plant in the ground and it would grow. I now live in Texas where the "soil" is not soil. Its clay. I think they...
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Hot Rod Abe's Front Yard Garden 2011 Springdale, PAThis garden will begin soon. I have plans that I will post, and hopefully I will have a great season
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Jeanie and Adam's Victory Garden Katy, TX
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BeeGuiled
Adam and I have been together for over 4 years . When we met we hit it off immediately! We decided to grow a garden together. We both have experience with gardening. We decided on vegetables because we both like...
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Building my Dream Angels Camp, CA
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kimbakerink
I just moved to this house in November. The zone is 8b even though it says 7a. I can tell that the garden beds were not organic because of the undecomposed particles of blue here and there. I have been working on the...
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Suburban Homestead Kyle, TXWe began with a 4 X 8 bed, constructed of posts and 2 X 10s. Two more appeared through the diligence of my spouse. Compost constructed of old pallets and rigorously used. Fruit trees recently planted to the tune...
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The Cats' Garden Oswego, NY
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Bonniecat
My garden is cottage style. Not too fussy, but I still have roses in my memorial garden. I have different flowers in microclimates within my yard. Shade gardens and full sun gardens. Love to do it this way as...
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Perennials Worcester, MA
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davidsl88
An attempt to block the view of an ugly fence has spiraled out of control.
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Healing Perceptions Cedar Rapids, IA
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sambosmom
I am a gardener in transition. I moved here 4 years ago, and my yard is small and sloped, and is a gas easement. Any work I do can be torn up at any moment by the gas company. I'm building raised beds, but was...
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Quite Contrary Paintshop 2012 Butler, PAThe journey continues year after year starting with Quite Contrary Paintshop 2010...then Quite Contrary Paintshop 2011 and now with a new year with Quite Contrary Paintshop 2012. ☺
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GMO's Butler, PAWhat better place to get informed than on yourgardenshow.com because we all live on this planet together ! A "Conspiracy Theory" isn't a theory if it's true ! We all have to make up our own minds. ☺
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Bridge Street Gardens Carbondale, IL
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casdesigns
We bought a fixer-upper sitting on a small lot. The only thing the lot came with is a broken down house, garage and some big trees. We have been transitioning our lot from a sad "lawn" to a lush landscape by growing...
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California in Vegas Las Vegas, NV
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shardsofblue
This garden is planned to bring a little Northern California feel to my desert yard, while still being water-smart. So much landscaping here is rock and cacti, but I've also seen that it's possible to create a much...
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French kitchen Garden Titusville, NJ
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bugtussle
My garden started out a mess when we bought our home in 2005. I decided to make a kitchen garden in the french potager style. I spent one year studying all about french kitchen gardens before starting. It took me...
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Amy's Garden Round Rock, TX
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SAA1007
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Front-Yard Sustainability Moscow, ID
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Jaimatee
I never could have imagined that upon buying our first home, I could create an entirely edible and sustainable garden in the front yard!
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On the Rental Independence, MO
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Nerdmom
I started my garden about 3 years ago. The first attempt failed miserably. I had no idea how to allocate space, amend the soil, water, etc. The second year was much better, although my tomatos, squashes and cucumbers...
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Bohemian Garden Monroe, MI
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Liz
My vegetable garden is getting a makeover this year! Not only will I be growing more heirlooms, but the area where they will be growing will have a Bohemian flair.....colorful, artsy, fun, and perhaps a bit of the...
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Sugar Bee Shire La Verne, CA
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malcakes25
Our garden consists of multiple raised beds located in Sugar Bee Shire aka the backyard. Within our little wonderland you will find a variety of heirloom plants! Take a peek around, you never know what you may find!
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Stone Cottage Farm Garden 2012 Mayville, MIHi! I'm the Stone Cottage Farm Garden 2012! I was brand new two years ago when Farmer Dave and Farmer Christina broke new ground in what used to be the back farm yard. I'm hoping this year, now that they got their 2011...
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East Texas Linden, TX
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RoriTx
We grow,can or freeze 90% of all the vegetables we eat. I've decided to start saving our own seeds so this year we will plant as many heirloom varieties as we can.Breaking News:Facebook you've been replaced!
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Paula's Patio Alexandria, VA
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jupiter
I live in an apartment complex about 10 miles from Washington, DC. However I am lucky to have a private entrance with a little bit of extra patio space. It is a little challenging, but this year seems to be my best...
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The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener Thiensville, WI |
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Paula's New House Glen Burnie, MD
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jupiter
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Snow White's Cottage Garden Mogadore, OHGardening is always on my mind. When I can't be in it, I'm thinking of it. Heirloom seeds with a story make me weak in the knees as well as old garden tools. We moved to our lil cottage in 2010 and have begun the garden...
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Quite Contrary Butler, PAFor all those who don't like “fancy smancy alterated” photographs,'Quite Contrary' is the garden to view. This garden has the original photos that have only been cropped and the lighting adjusted (a couple paintshopped...
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The Heirloom Garden of Eatin' Tacoma, WAI redesigned my vegetable garden last year at Franklin Park Community Garden with the Vegetable Garden Planner on Mother Earth News. I am implementing the full plan this season and it will be a lot easier to tend and...
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The Yarden Lakewood, OH
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tfacey
About 6 years ago, we started on a journey to sustainability within the confines of our own urban 1/4 acre. Hence the dawning of The Yarden where we practice urban yardening. Each growing season we are adding, changing,...
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Tallulah's Veggie Patch Louisville, KYA community garden veggie patch, at the hands of an inexperienced city dweller!
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A Beginner's Garden Grand Rapids, MI
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Krisden
When I was in the 6th grade, we grew cherry tomatoes in styrofoam cups as part of an in-class science project. There was something amazing and magical about that little green sprout popping out of the dirt and my sixth-grade...
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Catalpa Fields Brooksville, MS
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RussGarner
Has changed from a mostly hybrid garden to almost 100% heirloom. I also enjoy cooking, and my goal is to grow what I can in my garden, and then turn that into a good meal.
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Blue Barn Acres Merced, CA
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KellyB
We're trying to grow as much of our own food as we can. It's year 1 on this property. After an almost rainless winter, our small continuous harvest feels gratifying. But it's only the tip of the iceberg.
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toppenish family organic garden Toppenish, WA
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JMTKMS
We started this garden in 2010 and could not believe the harvest!!! We expanded in 2011 and now we are exhausted because the harvest was so much more. We are completely organic and feel that this is so helpful for...
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Sonoma Garden Sonoma, CA
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sonomagarden
2012 marks the first full year in our new home with my new vegetable garden. The vegetable garden area is a total of just under 900 square feet with about 450 square feet of growing area. I have six raised beds...
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Gardening behind the Garage Pearland, TX
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julia42
We have an average sized suburban lot which is mostly dedicated to the antics of our three busy boys. The 15' x 25' area behind the garage was pretty worthless lawn, though, so I spent last year converting it into...
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Dr. Greenthumb's Rockwall, TX
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joeythejoe
II remember gardening as a child with my grandparents. As I go older I wanted to have a small garden of my own to grow different vegetables and enjoy the outdoors. I have 100Sq/ft garden that I try and grow anything...
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The Rest of the Property Upper Sandusky, OH
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PYehl
This will follow everything BUT the veggie garden. Landscaping around the yard, patio, orchard, brambles, vineyard.
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Peach House Yarden Irving, TX |
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An Heirloom Jungle Weldon, CA
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HorseLady
My garden started out just about 20 sq. ft. Eight years later it is closer to 5000 sq. ft. and gets to be about 10 ft tall in several areas. No chemicals or synthetics are used but the silty clay has been amended with...
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Sunnypatch Bayou Westwego, LAThis is my very first garden and it is a work in progress. Sunnypatch Bayou got it's name because it is a little patch of sunshine in a marshy world. After working in the landscape nursery for so long I finally have...
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The Peaceful Prayer Garden Goodview, VA
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linzelu100
I'm going BIG this year! I decided to give up a career as a helicopter pilot to be a stay at home mommy. I want to feed my family the best food possible so I am finally growing a big vegetable garden. We moved to a...
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Veebee's Kitchen Garden Davenport, NY
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veebee
This year 2012 will be the third season of my organically grown 20'x25' fenced kitchen garden. My garden grows primarily in raised beds and along vertical trellising, all surrounded with a diverse herb border. ...
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A bit of earth Whittier, CAUp until 2012, I have been gardening in pots and in flower beds. We have recently purchased a house and last weekend I dug out a 24 square foot bed which I intend to follow with 2 more of the same size for edibles...
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Lisaland Otricoli, ItalyThis is the continuation of the Le Corone garden here on YourGardenShow, renamed in Lisa's honor. We want to carry on her legacy of great gardening practices and it's going to take a few of us to do it. The team here...
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Fluttering flower garden Westland, MI
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flower_lady
I have various pocket gardens in my urban space. I have a raised garden that takes up half the back yard. Planting heirloom tomatoes and veggies. I also do many herbs.
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Theobald Family Garden Logan, UT
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Jentheo
Growing up I always provided a little garden space from my mom for me to grow things. As years have gone by and now I'm married, we have survived many times living off our garden. Someday I would love to own my own...
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CompanionPlantingCowGirl Centerville, TX
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EmmaRose
My garden is 10 foot by 19 foot and has flax, potatoes, peppers, tomatoes, squash, gourds, borage, onions and lettuce.
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the chocolate zen garden Newport, NCi cannot really select one garden 'type'...except to say perhaps 'eclectic'. i do a bit of everything, flowers, sun, shade, edibles...including herbs.
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the chocolate zen garden Newport, NCi cannot really select one garden 'type'...except to say perhaps 'eclectic'. i do a bit of everything, flowers, sun, shade, edibles...including herbs.
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the chocolate zen garden Newport, NCi cannot really select one garden 'type'...except to say perhaps 'eclectic'. i do a bit of everything, flowers, sun, shade, edibles...including herbs.
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Houston Front Yard SFG Houston, TXA front yard square foot garden experiment, in Houston. The neighbors think I have lost my mind.
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Side Door Edibles Manitowoc, WI
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MaryLarson
I read an article by Rosalind Creasy in an issue of a Mother Earth News magazine describing her edible landscape garden in California. Because we recently removed 6-40 ft. spruce trees on the south side of the house...
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My Growing Space Elk Grove, CA
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EZ_Gee
It's getting bigger. Presently we have three raised beds in backyard and sideyard , and another raised bed in frond lawn area. I have started using potted spaces for growing vegetable as well. This past fall I built...
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The Dirt Mama's Garden Woodstock, GA
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TheDirtMama
I inherited my love of gardening from my father, who plopped me down in the dirt next to him as soon as I was old enough to sit up. This particular Dirt Mama's Garden has been evolving since 2003 when we bought this...
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Oscar & Mabel's playground Fort Payne, AL
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vanna516
I love trying new varieties & since I'm relatively "new" to gardening that is easy. It is also easy to learn from your mistakes. I named the garden after 2 of my kitties (my other passion) because they love...
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Jess's garden Adelaide, Australia
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missjessica
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Nature's Nurture Jupiter, FL
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cmind922
I started this garden for the Grow It Forward Heirloom Seed Contest. The Heirloom seeds I received and planted are: Klondike Blue Ribbon Striped Watermelon, Baby Blue Hubbard Squash, Herb Shisho or Perilla Purple...
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Vickie's Garden Winnetka, CA
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vixter
Started when i got layed off from work and wanted to save money by growing my own food....quickly became obsessed with seeing beginnings of foods i only knew from buying full grown...which quickly led to lots of reading...
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Three Little Birds Market Garden Woodbury, NJ
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Jessaboo
A combo of flowers, vegetables, fruit, one bee hive, three chickens, and whoever else happens along (hummingbirds!!!!). Mostly heirloom, all organic. Although YourGardenShow wants to make me in Zone 6b, we're really...
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Indigo's Garden Reeds Spring, MOI live in Stone County -- Need I say more? I have opted for raised bed gardens with a special secret recipe to obtain a loam-type planting medium. This is a total first for me and my family, so wish me luck. I...
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Heirloom Veggie Patch Cedar City, UT
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chellethumb
It is not a big veggie patch. Just a small piece of real estate that keeps us in Fresh vegetables and fruit come fall. This year I am trying to plant at least half the garden with heirloom plants and seeds
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Blowin' in the Wind El Dorado, KSHeirlooms only! If it can stand the heat and the wind, it's more than welcome to try and grow in my patch.
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Jerry's garden 2012 Chicago, IL
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jerdeasy
I have been working this backyard for the past 4 years including this one. Every year I try to add something new in terms of plant display, plant supports, containers, flower boxes. I plan to add a trellis over...
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Cypress Lake Ranch Bonham, TX
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sreece
This is my 4th year of gardening commercially. I use natural pest controls and organic fertilizer in my raised beds. This year I am trying out the Mittleider method of gardening in some of my beds. The production is...
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Suburbia Haven San Antonio, TXWe bought a house six years ago in the suburbs of San Antonio Texas. We don't have alot of space so I had my husband build me a garden box right outside of the back door. Since then, he's built me another garden...
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sss top spot White Swan, WA
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loveylola
We live in the Heart of the Yakam Indian Reservation in White Swan WA. on our family farm. I work at our local school as a Educational Assist and part time sub Teacher for children with special needs, I have worked...
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Q's Fussy Garden Minneapolis, MNWe've been fussing about what Fruits, Herbs, Flowers, Vegetables, and Trees to grow in our organic urban garden for years now. [All of which are important parts of our garden] Once the snow melts we implement our not...
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YourGardenShow Busy Bee San Francisco, CA
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The-Busy-Bee
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| Favorite vegetable: | Spinach |
| Favorite flower: | Phlox |
| Favorite tree / shrub: | Peach Tree |
| Gardening organizations: | Other |
| Favorite park / arboreteum: | Big bend Texas |
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