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Foodscaping in Containers is a great way to maximize beauty and bounty throughout the growing season. - National Garden Bureau

How to Foodscape in Containers

Container Gardening, Foodscaping
Foodscaping is a great way to maximize beauty and bounty throughout the growing season. The Foodscape concept is simple: combine ornamental and edible plants together. It is all about making the most of the square footage you have access to, and containers are an ideal place to start! Before you get started planting foodscape combinations,...
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Shrubs for Cutting Gardens: Roses, Hydrangeas, and Other Long-Lasting Flowers - National Garden Bureau

Shrubs for Cutting Gardens: Roses, Hydrangeas, and Other Long-Lasting Flowers

Flower Gardening, Garden Planning & Design
Design a cut flower garden with flowering shrubs that make fantastic flower arrangements If you grow hydrangea, spirea, flowering quince, or forsythia in your garden, your vases will overflow with beautiful blooms. Is there any greater pleasure for a gardener than harvesting and enjoying homegrown bounty, whether it’s a sun-warmed tomato or an armful of...
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Growing and Enjoying Luffa Sponges from your own garden - National Garden Bureau

Growing and Enjoying Luffa Sponges

DIY Crafts & Gifts, Vegetables
Growing your own supply of natural sponges is easy and fun. Luffa (loofah) sponges do not come from the sea but from the vegetable garden. These natural scrubbers belong in the family of plants that include gourds, squashes, pumpkins, cucumbers, and melons. They are most closely related to cucumbers in appearance and growing habits. They...
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Ten Victorian Flowers We still love today - National Garden Bureau

Ten Victorian Flowers We Still Love

Flower Gardening
Top 10 Victorian Flowers We Still Grow Today! How Victorian Flowers were Brought to Our Garden In the early decades of the nineteenth century gardeners cultivated vegetables and herbs.  There was little time or energy for flower gardening since most of the population lived on farms where working the soil took up most hours of the...
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Sweet Potato The Super Food - National Garden Bureau

Hidden Treasures

Recipes, Vegetables
Sweet Potato the Super Food Last year I utilized the new Treasure Island Sweet Potato vines in my patio containers and this gardener found a new appreciation for these tuberous vegetables. And I’m ready to celebrate this superfood with my fellow gardeners. This root vegetable has seen an increase in popularity, especially compared to ‘regular’...
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The Inside Scoop for Buying Seeds & Plants - National Garden Bureau

Ask The Experts…about #SeedFacts

Seeds and Seed Starting
The “Inside Scoop” on seed and plant buying! #seedfacts How do I know if the seed I’m ordering is fresh? Look at the seed package date and if it lists a “Packed for” date, you’ll know exactly which garden season it was packed for. If you have not yet ordered, ask that question of customer...
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