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Grillscaping: Grow Food You Love in the Space You Enjoy

Foodscaping, Planning and Design, Vegetables

Written by Mark Konlock, Director, Green Bay Botanical Garden, Green Bay WI We’ve all heard the expression, “You are what you eat.” Nowadays we also want to know more about the sourcing and production processes used to grow the vegetables and fruits that we consume. Are they organically grown? How far did they travel to...

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12 plants for a fall harvest - National Garden Bureau #gardeningtips

Planting Now for a Fall Harvest!

Foodscaping, Planting Tips, Vegetables

Why Fall Plant... As you harvest your tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants, you might think your garden is winding down. But wait, there's more! You can start your planting now and reap a fall harvest all through the cool autumn season. Fall planting not only extends your garden season but also brings on those delicious crops that...

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All Together Now!

Container Gardening, Foodscaping, Vegetables

Written by: Erin Schanen When did vegetables and herbs become something to be segregated from flowers? So often you see a vegetable garden fenced off in a corner of the property and a flower garden near the house. It seems that at some point it was decided that vegetables are too ugly to be included in...

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Grow A Theme Garden - Try Something Different - National Garden Bureau

Try Something Different: Grow a Theme Garden!

Backyard Habitat, Flower Gardening, Foodscaping, Kid's Gardening, Planning and Design, Pollinator Gardening, Vegetables

Written by Stephanie Rose Author of: Garden Made: a Year of Seasonal Projects to Beautify Your Garden and Your Life With busy schedules and jam-packed gardens, plants have to do double duty if they're going to fit into modern lives. We aren't just growing a vegetable or flower garden anymore. Now gardens have multiple purposes like...

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NGB Plantnerds Favorites from 2017 - National Garden Bureau - #gardening #flowergardening #vegetablegardening

NGB PlantNerds Favorites for 2017

Flower Gardening, Planting, Vegetables

As we start planning our 2018 gardens, we asked our #NGBPlantNerds (Garden bloggers and influencers) about their favorite plants from 2017. Here are their responses... "My favorite vegetable was 'Seychelles' green bean. I grew them in both containers and raised beds. Best tasting green bean out there, no strings and super prolific. Both plantings are...

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AAS Winners for 2018 #garden #flowergarden #vegetablegarden

New AAS Winners For 2018 Garden Season!

Flower Gardening, Vegetables

Looking for new varieties that are top garden performers? Look no further than these All-America Selections (AAS) Winners for 2018. After being trialed by AAS volunteer judges in more than 35 locations all over North America, the following new AAS Winners are proven performers, perfect for your 2018 garden! AAS Winners are available as seeds and...

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Five Fabulous Finds for Fall - National Garden Bureau

Friday Five – Five Fabulous Finds

Container Gardening, Garden Planning & Design, Plant Care & Maintenance, Vegetables

Fall is transition time in the garden. It's time to properly overwinter your containers, harvest fall crops and make your own Hoop House for extending your growing season both this Fall/Winter and next Spring. It's also a time to gain some gardening knowledge and fun facts. Enjoy the season and these five fall finds! How...

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Tomato Talk – Let’s Grow This!

Container Gardening, Planting Tips, Vegetables

Tomato History: Tomatoes wild relatives originated in South America, most likely in the Andes Mountains, but the fruit was not cultivated by the Andean people. Instead, it traveled over 2,000 miles north of its center of origin to Central America where the pre-Mayan people grew and domesticated the plants, naming them xitomatl. Hernán Cortés and...

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Ten Cool Season Vegetables

Planting, Planting Tips, Seeds and Seed Starting, Vegetables

A wide variety of vegetables lends themselves to early spring planting because they do well or are tolerant of cooler weather. Because weather varies so much — areas can experience an “early” or “late” spring — it is unwise to put an exact starting date on when to sow. A rule of thumb is when…

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The Seven Joys of Vegetable Gardening

Planting, Vegetables

If you haven’t tried growing vegetables in your garden, you don’t know what you are missing. Not only does a neatly tended vegetable garden look great, but you can also enjoy many of the fruits of your labors well into the winter months. Here are seven reasons to start or continue a vegetable garden: Exercise:…

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Grillscaping: Grow Food You Love in the Space You Enjoy

Planting Now for a Fall Harvest!

All Together Now!

Try Something Different: Grow a Theme Garden!

NGB PlantNerds Favorites for 2017

New AAS Winners For 2018 Garden Season!

Friday Five – Five Fabulous Finds

Tomato Talk – Let’s Grow This!

Ten Cool Season Vegetables

The Seven Joys of Vegetable Gardening

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