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Gardening since 1991
  • Name: Marie Lamb
  • Location: Hollow Rock, TN
  • Gardening experience: I'm a serious hobbyist
  • Personal links: http://knitowl.blogspot.com
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A mom very interested in saving heirloom seeds and using it as our independent food supply.  I am saving corn, beans, sunflowers, pumpkins and flowers that specifically work for our land and keeping a large store of saved seeds to experiment with year after year.
  • Member since July 24, 2012
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House at Shepard Lane Hollow Rock, TN

There are two main areas, one is established and the place most of our food is grown, the other is a new place to experiment with and learn about breaking new ground.  We call them the 'fenced garden' and the 'west field.'  There are corn experiments in both gardens... » more
  • Last updated: May 16, 2013
  • Garden type: farm

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....

JJS 2012 Cle Elum, WA

by JJS
Back yard garden

jjs Cle Elum, WA

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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...

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...

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...

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...

Stone Cottage Farm Garden 2012 Mayville, MI

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...

Spy Garden Glencoe, MO

Our garden was planted in 2010 (and was much smaller then!). My son named the garden in 2012. The plan was to plant tall plants on the outside so he could "spy" out of it! The name has been quite apt as we are always...

Prince Snow Farm Mattapoisett, MA

Our garden is a true extension of our desire to grow healthy food for our family and friends without the use of chemicals. And this year, NO GMO's! Wahoo!!!!

Tornado alley Louisville, KY

Moving  to Kentucky Spring of 2013 (Yay-tis a zone warmer!!)   High hopes that my Tornado Ally garden grows happy in it's new home.   Kentucky allows Chickens-Whoot Whoot!!

Sweet Heirlooms Hastings, MN

A Grow It Forward heirloom garden

Feeding the Family the Old fashioned Way Fairbanks, AK

This is my above ground attempts at feeding my hungry house- since we're renting our current place, I'm doing my best to plant everything in pots in order to try and keep my lawn-mower-happy father from a.) running...

Manoor Manor Marquand, MO

by Katey
This is our 3rd growing season. Our garden is primarily raised beds, built from cinder blocks and filled with branches, compost, rice hulls, and peat or coir. We use only organic material and methods, but are not USDA...

My Escape Upper Sandusky, OH

by PYehl
My 30'x70' piece of paradise.  Nothing makes me happier than to work in my garden and get lots of dirt under my fingernails.  I spend almost every day in the cold Ohio winters dreaming of how I will plant my garden,...

Chicago Rooftop Garden Chicago, IL

A hot & windy rooftop garden located in the heart of Chicago. Organics & heirlooms using self-irrigated planters & micro-irrigation. Follow my blog at WickerRooftop.com

Kinderboerderij Moestuin Amsterdam, Netherlands

by Kris
Initially told the ground was polluted...but never say never to someone from the East Coast. Had a soil test done and just to be on the safe side we started modestly with a patch of 6 x 6 feet which we dug down 2,5...

toppenish family organic garden Toppenish, WA

by 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...

Veebee's Kitchen Garden Davenport, NY

by 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. ...

YourGardenShow Busy Bee San Francisco, CA

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  • gardener replied 7 months ago
    Great photos! We just featured one on our facebook page :)