A 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 bins, then the six raised beds, then the... » more

Ornamental, 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...

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...

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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Greetings 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....

My 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...

In 2008 we moved to our home in the middle of one of Sacramento's oldest neighborhood. The backyard was overgrown and unkempt. We began the slow process of removing old dying trees and weeds. A shovel at a time we leveled...

This is the story (in pictures and words) of the transformationof my 3,000 square ft. childhood backyard in West Los Angeles, from a shadedfield of weeds and 50 foot trees into a sun-soaked, Bio-intensive, urbanmini-farm....

This is the story (in pictures and words) of the transformationof my 3,000 square ft. childhood backyard in West Los Angeles, from a shadedfield of weeds and 50 foot trees into a sun-soaked, Bio-intensive, urbanmini-farm....

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...

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.

Raised beds were built in 2010.  I soon found that my little plan was not big enough, so I brought in large pots for some of the veggies.  This year, the herbs are all moving to a large planter on the patio and all...

My families garden is intended for self sustainability.

I never could have imagined that upon buying our first home, I could create an entirely edible and sustainable garden in the front yard! 

The Baysteader Garden is a high-density Square Foot Garden featuring flowers and crops suited for the San Francisco East Bay's unique climate. Marvin and I started the garden last year (2011) in a 4x8 raised bed and...

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.

My first vegetable garden in Iowa and my first year using only Heirloom and Open-Pollinated seeds. 

It's only been a couple of years since I started gardening.  I enjoy planting different varieties of open pollinated and heirloom veggies.

right now I have planted cabbage, broccoli, brussel sprouts, lettuce, carrots, onions and potatoes....my cherokee maters have just germinated....now I am ready to start something else!

Two years ago my family moved to a under-resourced community to help with community organizing and community development. Getting the neighbors to trust us was our first big obstacle to overcome. Even though I had never...

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,...

Gardening 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...

A community garden veggie patch, at the hands of an inexperienced city dweller! 

Heirloom plants were first iintroduced to our garden during 2011 growing season.  The existing pictures are from that harvest.Growing season 2012 is expected to be more heirloom plants than the previous year, but I...

We 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...

I 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...

My garden style is casual and rustic.  I grow mostly perennial flowers, with containers of annual flowers tucked in for color - and lots of vintage (a.k.a. Junk) scattered around for added interest. 

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...

Hi! 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...

We bought our 1904 built home located on one acre in 1983.  The top soil had been removed and sold from the back yard garden spot.  We have reared our five children at this location and have built the garden soil...

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I want to get so good at this so I can really rely on my garden more than the grocery store. Gardening is complicated & easy, definitely interesting, full of rewards, & Peaceful.

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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