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The vegetable garden comes to life

May 23, 2019

It feels odd to “reveal” a space that’s been unfolding in front of your eyes on this blog for a year now, but the vegetable garden is finally at a place where almost everything but… [Continue Reading]

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The ultimate guide to raised beds

March 21, 2019

I love gardening in raised beds. In fact I’d argue that everything about gardening in raised beds is easier than growing in the ground. Well, everything except for the part where you make them. But… [Continue Reading]

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Why not try growing tulips in a raised garden bed?
Garden, Plants

How to grow tulips even if you garden with deer and rabbits

September 24, 2018

The first fall after we moved into our house 16 years ago, my mother-in-law bought me a collection of tulips. It was a sweet gesture and one that was particularly lovely the following spring when… [Continue Reading]

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Raised bed vegetable garden
Edibles, Garden

Finally planting the vegetable garden for the first time

June 26, 2018

If you build it, they will come. Apparently this holds just as true for vegetable gardens as it does for magical baseball diamonds, because they’re coming. “They” would be the neighbors, who have taken a… [Continue Reading]

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stained garden beds
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Raised bed garden construction part 3: Staining and sealing

June 21, 2018

Here’s my philosophy on vegetable gardening: I’m more interested in growing interesting and delicious food than I am in getting very high yields or never having to deal with a bug. In other words, organic… [Continue Reading]

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laying out a vegetable garden
Edibles, Garden, Garden design

Raised bed garden construction part 1: The first steps

June 6, 2018

I think it’s safe to say I may have underestimated how time intensive the process of building the new raised bed vegetable garden would be. I can say this with some authority since we are now… [Continue Reading]

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SPRING: A TIME TO TAKE STOCK OF GARDEN PROJECTS TO COME

March 20, 2017

Happy spring! In preparation for the first day of spring, we spent some time over the weekend walking through our still partially snow covered yard taking an assessment of what needs doing this year. The… [Continue Reading]

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