Member profile for HeatherNIA

Gardening since 2010
  • Name: Heather
  • Location: Vinton, IA
  • Gardening experience: I'm a serious hobbyist
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  • Member since September 20, 2011
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Frizzled Farm's Gardens Vinton, IA

We are a small homestead with a focus on heirlooms and heritage breeds. » more
  • Last updated: April 03, 2012
  • Garden type: Grow It Forward: Heirloom

Our Grounds Des Moines, IA

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...

Allotment on the dike Schellingwoude, Netherlands

by 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...

Boston Fenway Victory Garden Boston, MA

by 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...

Your Entomolo-Garden Oakland, CA

Welcome 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...

jjs Cle Elum, WA

by JJS
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The Green Gardener in Herald, California Herald, CA

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....

Patterns of Growth Fremont, CA

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...

Le Corone Otricoli (TR), Italy

by Tom
This is our farm. We bought it in June of 2005 and immediately started to work on it. This year (2012) I renamed Le Corone to Lisaland. Please visit there to see our garden this year. Happy Gardening!

The Common Sense Homestead Denmark, WI

Our large organic gardens contain over 100 varieties of fruits and vegetables, most of which are heirlooms. We freeze, water bath can, pressure can, dry, and ferment to preserve food, and use the root cellar, cool storage,...

Chiz Gardens Monroe, MI

by 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...

Bohemian Garden Monroe, MI

by 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...

YourGardenShow Busy Bee San Francisco, CA

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Favorite gardening books: The Heirloom Gardener along with magazines
Favorite vegetable: Is this a trick question?? Who could pick just one..or even a dozen? ;)
Favorite flower: Love them all...sunflower is at the top of my list.
Favorite tree / shrub: Again how can I pick just one favorite..love them all!
Gardening organizations: Local community garden and 4-H
Favorite park / arboreteum:

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  • Groundskeeper replied over 1 year ago
    Hi Heather, welcome to Your Garden Show. We're almost neighbors (I'm in Des Moines).
    If I can help you with the tools for loading and tagging photos here at Your Garden Show please let me know with a Comment by email; mark@yourgardenshow.com.That's part of my job, Groundskeeper.
    To see my online gardens, type "Groundskeeper" in the Search box at the top right of the page.
    I was in your vicinity yesterday giving a talk to the GCA garden club of Cedar Rapids. A lot of knowledgeable folks with cool plants.
    HeatherNIA replied about 1 year ago
    @Groundskeeper: Thanks so much. I'm just officially getting my garden show set up so I'll let you know if I run into any problems. The how to video was great so fingers crossed I'll be visiting all the gardens soon.