Garden of Eden: The Most Beautiful Spot in Brooklyn Happens to Be in an Industrial Park (Seriously)
This week, we’re revisiting some of our all-time favorite stories about gardening in New York City. Cultivating plants in the […]
Tiny Gardens: 66 Square Feet for Alpine Strawberries in NYC
This week, we’re revisiting some of our all-time favorite stories about gardening in New York City. Cultivating plants in the
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Purslane: Nutritional Powerhouse and Natural Medicine, or a Weed?
Are you growing purslane yet (I mean, deliberately)? Its claims to fame are split, 50-50: invasive weed versus superfood. As
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Quick Takes With: Ashlie Thomas
We first came to know Ashlie Thomas, aka The Mocha Gardener, when we spotted her North Carolina garden on the
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The Citrus Tree I Didn’t Know I Needed: Kumquat
I have a Meyer lemon tree and a lime tree on my property. Where I live, in Marin County, CA,
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13 Favorites: Herbs that Thrive in Shade
Culinary herbs add freshness and flavor to our meals. Growing them at home means a quick trip to the garden
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Midsummer Planting: What to Sow in July for a Late Summer or Early Fall Harvest
You’ve pulled your neglected bolted lettuce and harvested your hardneck garlic. You have holes in your garden bed and it
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Garden Outpost: An Instagram Star on an Island in Denmark
This week, in honor of Midsummer, we’re sharing some of our favorite stories on Scandinavian garden design from years past.
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The Garden Decoder: What Is ‘Hugelkultur’?
Perhaps, like me, you grow herbs and vegetables in traditional garden beds made from lumber, nails, and bolts, and filled
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Sea Kale: A Worthy and Ornamental Victorian Vegetable
Sea kale is a robust and peppery brassica that grows wild on its rocky home shores of the British Isles
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