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hoop house

the hoop house

The Hoop House by the Lake There’s something deeply calming about water and gardens existing side by side. The shimmer of sunlight off a lake, the rustle of reeds in...

the hoop house

The Hoop House by the Lake There’s something deeply calming about water and gardens existing side by side. The shimmer of sunlight off a lake, the rustle of reeds in...

garden that gives back

garden that gives back

A Garden That Gives Back: How One Metal Bed Became a Powerhouse of Homegrown Harvests If you spend enough time around gardens — real gardens tended by real hands —...

garden that gives back

A Garden That Gives Back: How One Metal Bed Became a Powerhouse of Homegrown Harvests If you spend enough time around gardens — real gardens tended by real hands —...

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...