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  • Kitchen Gardening

    8 Reasons to Plant Vegetable Starts Instead of Seeds

    Plant starts are not cheap when compared to seed packets, but they can be well worth it!

  • Kitchen Gardening

    Capsicum Dreaming on Such a Winter’s Day

    I am sitting here by the woodstove with my seed catalogs and laptop and dreaming of this year's garden, pouring over the huge variety of seeds and plants available. It…

  • Kitchen Gardening

    How to Grow a Giant Pumpkin

    Remember the first time you laid eyes on a giant pumpkin? This could be your year.

  • Article

    Grow Your Own Microgreens

    Since I have been growing microgreens commercially, I have seen their popularity take off. Countless fine restaurants have added them to their menus, and customers have started seeking them out…

  • ‘Lady Beatrix Stanley’
    Design

    Snowdrop Varieties Worth Obsessing Over

    Passions are born in strange ways, and serendipity often plays a part. In December 1983, my husband and I purchased our home, not knowing that a treasure trove of snowdrops…

  • Magnolia ‘Spectrum’
    Design

    The Top 10 Magnolia Trees To Grow

    Magnolias (Magnolia spp. and cvs., USDA Hardiness Zones 3–9) have been appreciated as garden subjects for centuries. The Chinese planted magnolias at their temples as early as the seventh century,…

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    How-To

    The Best Fruits to Grow in Containers

    Unlike many other edibles, fruit trees and shrubs can take up a lot of space when grown in the ground. An average semi-dwarf apple tree, for example, takes up anywhere…

  • How-To

    When Not to Prune

    An old boss of mine used to say that “the best time to prune is when the knife is sharp.” His logic was, basically, prune when you have the time.…

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    Design

    Designing a Tranquil Garden

    My ideal garden is a serene place, one in which I feel connected to the natural world through rich, sensory experiences. It is a place that generates a sense of…

  • Article

    Capsicum, Herb of the Year 2016

    The International Herb Association has chosen Capsicum as Herb of the Year for 2016. I am a confessed chilehead and have been perusing seed catalogs for my favorite chiles, as…