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The Aprons Lou Left Behind
The first apron smelled like thyme and old cotton. I found it at the bottom of Aunt Lou’s sewing drawer, tucked beneath brittle seed packets and a tangle of yellowed …
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How to Stop Invasive Herbs from Spreading
Invasive herbs? I know, those aren’t exactly the first things that come to mind when we talk about invasive species. I usually think of much more dramatic examples—giant snakes slithering …
The Best Flowers for a Vegetable Garden to Attract Pollinators and Deter Pests
When Emily Dickinson wrote this poem in the mid-1800s, she may or may not have been thinking about flowers for a vegetable garden. There’s really no way to say. She …
How to Harvest Fresh Herbs in the Fall to Use All Winter
I spent all summer in my garden, delighting in my fresh vegetables and generously seasoning delicious recipes with an abundance of fresh herbs. …
How to Transplant Herbs into Indoor Pots for the Winter
Nothing beats the taste of fresh herbs and you will never change my mind. And this year, my outdoor herb garden is a thing of beauty. ::brushes dust off of …
The Best Soil for an Indoor Vegetable Garden
If you’ve seen one soil, you’ve seen them all. It’s just dirt, right? Is there any reason you can’t use your raised bed soil for your indoor garden? The answer …
What the Containers Taught Me
If someone had told me years ago that some of the most productive gardening seasons of my life would come from pots, barrels, buckets, raised planters, and containers tucked onto …
Trellises, Towers, and Vertical Gardening
When growing space is limited, successful gardeners learn an important lesson:
Grow upward.
Vertical gardening dramatically expands production without requiring additional floor space.
Container gardeners increasingly rely on:
Trellises
Towers
Arches
Hanging systems
Wall planters
Vertical supports
These systems transform …
Kitchen Gardens by the Door
Some of the most successful container gardens are also the simplest.
A few containers placed close to the kitchen door often outperform elaborate gardens tucked far away across the yard.
Convenience changes …
