I have a small veggie patch where we grown tomatoes, peppers, melons, swiss chard and strawberries. Throughout my yard I grow an abundance of berries and herbs. We have everything from full sun to full shade in our yard and we try to grow microclimate gardens. in... » more

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 » 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...

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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A small balcony in Amsterdam, with morning sun. Click on the photos for more explanation!

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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...

1/4 acre plot with fruit trees and a large garden with seven 10x4ft beds and 150+ spots for melons, squash and other large plants. I focus rather heavily on tomatoes, sweet peppers, watermelon, muskmelon, cucumbers,...

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...

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...

My garden is dedicated to my daughter Nola. It's purpose it to supply our little family with good food, to perpetuate an interest in gardening for her early on in life, and to provide balance in our lives.

A backyard garden trying to become something bigger and better than a patch of lawn. Plus lots of containers.

A backyard garden trying to become something bigger and better than a patch of lawn. Plus lots of containers.

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...

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...

This is my front yard,this is where I do my flower gardening.

Our garden has evolved slowly, as my daughters, my husband, and myself have explored and experimented with different planting strategies and cultivars.  Our home is on an 1/3 of an acre lot in East Lansing's Flower...

We are a young family attempting to grow our food. It hasn't been easy, but has been rewarding to say the least. Last year was our first successful garden and this year we are expanding. We decided to move to a new...

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

I lived in Illinois my whole life until moving to Cheyenne in late 2011. I love to grow plants and try new things. Because of the climate and because I'm a renter, I will be doing mostly container plants this year....

I grow a lot of heirloom vegetables. Some of the ones I'll be recording here are from seeds I won in the Grow it Forward drawing. I received Long Ex Snake Melon, Eggplant Florida Market, Endive de Louviers, Tomato Nyagous...

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. ...

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...

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...

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...

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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