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the joyful wild

the joyful wild

The Joyful Wild: A Backyard in Full Conversation with Summer There’s a moment in every gardener’s season when the boundaries between what’s planted and what’s possible begin to blur. The...

the joyful wild

The Joyful Wild: A Backyard in Full Conversation with Summer There’s a moment in every gardener’s season when the boundaries between what’s planted and what’s possible begin to blur. The...

little greenhouse

little greenhouse

A Little Greenhouse on the Side Yard: How One Gardener Coaxed Warmth Into Winter There’s something quietly triumphant about walking down a narrow side yard in late fall or early...

little greenhouse

A Little Greenhouse on the Side Yard: How One Gardener Coaxed Warmth Into Winter There’s something quietly triumphant about walking down a narrow side yard in late fall or early...

color and cultivation

color and cultivation in harmony

Color and Cultivation in Harmony There’s something deeply human about the way a person brings color into the landscape — a reflection not only of taste but of spirit. This...

color and cultivation in harmony

Color and Cultivation in Harmony There’s something deeply human about the way a person brings color into the landscape — a reflection not only of taste but of spirit. This...

grow food not lawns

grow food not lawns

GROWING WHERE THE NEIGHBORS CAN SEE:A FRONT-YARD GARDEN AND THE MOVEMENT TO GROW FOOD, NOT LAWNS There comes a moment in a gardener’s life—usually sometime after the fiftieth time you’ve...

grow food not lawns

GROWING WHERE THE NEIGHBORS CAN SEE:A FRONT-YARD GARDEN AND THE MOVEMENT TO GROW FOOD, NOT LAWNS There comes a moment in a gardener’s life—usually sometime after the fiftieth time you’ve...

from clove to harvest

from clove to harvest

Garlic Growing Made Simple: Tips from Clove to Harvest Garlic has been called the “stinking rose,” though gardeners know it smells more like treasure than trouble. Tucked into a raised...

from clove to harvest

Garlic Growing Made Simple: Tips from Clove to Harvest Garlic has been called the “stinking rose,” though gardeners know it smells more like treasure than trouble. Tucked into a raised...

grow your own peas

grow your own peas

From Seeds to Snacktime: Grow-Your-Own Peas the Easy Way There’s something magical about peas. Maybe it’s the way they sprout so quickly in cool spring soil, their little tendrils reaching...

grow your own peas

From Seeds to Snacktime: Grow-Your-Own Peas the Easy Way There’s something magical about peas. Maybe it’s the way they sprout so quickly in cool spring soil, their little tendrils reaching...