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   Nurserynotnordstroms 03/19/2015

   Bill I had no idea what a victory garden looked like,I was fascinated to see the past come together here in the present at the Smithsonian gardens. I enjoyed the photos and the knowledge I acquired since I googled victory gardens and enjoyed reading more about them. Interesting indead.
   It's official?? HAPPY SPRING everyone!!!!!???

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   perenniallycrazy 03/20/2015

   Very cool!

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   meander_michaele 03/20/2015

   These pictures are very interesting and educational...and, for me, a teeny, tiny guilt inducing since I have never made a commitment to food production gardening. Yes, I'm the neighbor who is grateful for someone else's offering of home grown zucchini and tomatoes.

   A PS to yesterday's gpod...I was doing some google searches 'cause I was up late (babysitting a neighbor's puppy) and came across some articles about Barbara Holdridge. Besides being a gardener extraordinaire, she, along with a fellow college graduate female partner, was a ground breaking professional woman who started a company that featured spoken-word recordings. She is a woman of great accomplishment and even has a wikipedia entry! For some reason, this makes me angrier than ever that her condo board treated her so shabbily.

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   sheila_schultz 03/20/2015

   Thank you for doing the research Michaele, I'm not surprised at all.

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   jerrysiss 03/20/2015

   What I feel bad about is that we may be be the last generation to understand the meaning of these gardens.

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   NCYarden 03/20/2015

   This is way cool, and inspiring. This is my next endeavor in gardening (hopefully), aside form the occasional pepper or tomato tucked somewhere in all my ornamentals. I just need a good spot, unfortunately not readily available on my property at the moment.

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   wGardens 03/20/2015

   Thank you so much for sharing this! How educational and interesting! And inspiring. I certainly see a couple ideas I will try this year.

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   GrannyMay 03/20/2015

   Thanks Bill. It is always interesting to see how innovative people could be, when necessary. GPOD teaches as well as entertains. I have put together various materials to support peas, beans and tomatoes, so those structures are not new to me, but the rolled edges on the raised beds are something I have not seen before.

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   foxglove12 03/20/2015

   How fun. Love the mixture of veggies and pops of colorful flowers. I have a new p-patch this year, I'll be tossing in some fun colors. Thanks for the inspiration!

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   sheila_schultz 03/20/2015

   Those are some good looking vegie gardens!

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    GrannyCC 03/20/2015

    Just goes to show you don't have to spend a lot of money to have good plant supports,

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    eddireid 03/21/2015

    I know just what you mean, Michele! This is a clever woman who has taken the trouble to do all the right things, so we are more than just outraged.

    Re the Victory Garden - luckily I'm still around after surviving WWII, and I clearly remember the huge cabbages, potatoes and beans that my father grew during that time. We can all do this, you know! I don't always grow a huge amount but to be blessed by the American summer and to grow tomatoes, peppers,etc. is still a miracle to me.
    Thank you Bill for sending the pictures.

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    sumhillgardener 03/21/2015

    Well done. Very interesting garden.

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    thevioletfern 03/25/2015

    Awesome - thanks for sharing!

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    yoyomama40 03/27/2015

    Anyone know anything else about the rolled edging around the bed?