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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...

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,...

Last yr. I fenced in my garden and made several raised beds. I love it! I put up trellises and arbors for some verticle growing. It is amazing the amount of veggies that can be grown in a small space. I grow annuals...

I've been slowly building predator habitat and my soil for five years at this location.  My companion planting and herb plan has been a huge help for this.  I actually let pest insects go here, no trying to kill them...

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...

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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My current garden started off as two 3.5'x7' raised beds in 2007. It grew from a small herb, pepper and tomato garden into a full blown vegetable garden where I grow most of our summer produce.There are two separate...

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...

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...

We started in this current location in 2005, and have added more and more every year. We grow all heirloom, open pollinated, and non GMO vegetables, along with all different fruits and berries. We have a little under...

My 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...

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...

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.

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...

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

My families garden is intended for self sustainability.

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.

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!

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,...

I bought my first home in January of this year.  I am so excited to grow all the things I was limited to in pots. I have had 4 raised beds built and am trying my hand at really growing for the first time without so...

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...

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...

It's been a bit of trial and error learning how to garden in the Phoenix desert, but I think I'm starting to get the hang of it! In addition to normal and raised beds, we have a small orchard with peach, apple, pomegranate...

This 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...

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!

A backyard garden, approximately 26'X17'.  We have no idea what we're going when it comes to gardening, so it's pure luck if we have success.  Our soil began as all clay, no topsoil.  We've tried to improve it over...

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...

i cannot really select one garden 'type'...except to say perhaps 'eclectic'.  i do a bit of everything, flowers, sun, shade, edibles...including herbs.

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 backyard garden started in 2007 the first week that we moved into our house. I planted 6 tomato plants in July, and we had so many tomato's that year. It was a mild fall, and I remember harvesting tomato's through...

A Grow It Forward heirloom garden

Herbs and Vegetables

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...

We moved into our small country town and small country home during the winter of 2005, but I soon started taking Agriculture classes at the small local college and had very little time for gardening.  It started slowly...

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...

I 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...

My mother was an avid gardener. She grew everything, even bought the property next door so she could have more gardening space. My husband and I decided that we needed to garden, even if it was just a few edible...

I have been playing in the dirt for as long as I canremember.  My first experience was aMcDonald Happy Meal (see they aren’t all bad) that included marigold seeds anda bucket to grow it in.  We also had aplay...

When we bought our home, I was so excited to begin creating a permanent, beautiful vegetable garden in my backyard. That was until I realized we couldn't get rid of the cement. And under the cement was solid clay. And...

I have 5 8x4 raised beds. I also have 3 in grounds beds and 8 blueberry bushes. I aim to plant only heirloom seeds. I also live on a corner lot in the city so I don't have too much space. I recently built a greenhouse...

We live on the flat on top of a hill above a lake, and the toads come around often. So do the lizards and occasional tree frog. Since I am a fan of frogs and toads, and we have more toads than any other 4-legged critter...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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!!!!

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...

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...

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...

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...

My garden is always evolving and this year I am almost starting from scratch. When we sold our old house I split some of my perrenials and took them with me. As our new house was not ready until this year, I planted...

When I moved here there was a small organic garden but most of the topsoil was washed away by gold mining and logging. I'm creating a food forest and learning permaculture practices. There is more life here now but...

We live less than a 1/4 mile outside of downtown Tucson in a rented house with a backyard garden of 250 sq ft. We plant over 60 varieties of vegetables and herbs every year mostly for personal consumption. We also have...

A community garden plot filled with mostly heirloom veggies. I'm taking a risk and planting everything from seed.  Hopefully I'll get some decent crops and have surplus for canning. 

We're relatively new to gardening, but are interested in growing more of our own food.  We practice square foot gardening, and have planted heirloom varieties so that we can seed save.  Here's a list of what our garden...

It's gonna be BIG!!!

I will be trying my hand at growing:Garden Berry Tamarillo (aka Tree Tomato) Tomato Pineapple Squash Honey Boat Delicata Brunswick Onion Dwarf Persian Carpet (flower)A great reason to dig a new bed!! 

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...

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...

This is my third year of gardening, and I am growing all heirloom plants using organic methods.

My husband and I started gardening at our first tiny 240 square foot house in the backyard in containers. Since we moved into a house on a corner lot we have began to transform the rental house into our own oasis in...

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...

I grow heirloom organic vegetables, herbs, and flowers.

From herbs and flowers to way too many watermelons and tomatoes!

Transforming our small urban garden into a lush oasis with emphasis on native, heirloom and rare plants! Mixing ornamentals and edibles while using organic gardening methods.

This is the site of an old corral that became a garden patch about six years ago.  The soil is very sandy, and the actual topsoil layer is less than a foot across most of it.  Lots of composting done every year!

We'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...

It all started the summer of 2010 when my goal was to make fresh salsa. In the beginning it was just one little patio tomato plant in a container,and from there it grew, and it grew and it grew...and it is still growing....

LisasTherapy is my backyard reward for staring at a computer all day. (Wait... I'm still on the computer, but I digress.) My garden is never big enough, so it's grown every year after I whine to the hubby that I need...

A partnership between Peterborough Community Garden Network & Parks Canada, the Lift Lock community garden is a beautiful and prolific garden with over 40 allotment plots. Mine is only one of them! It sits at the...

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