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Grow where you are. Cultivate what you love.
Homegrown Vegetables
All you need to know to grow food in your own backyard garden
Cut Flower Garden
How to grow flowers from seed and arrange those gorgeous blooms
Using the Harvest
Cooking from scratch, preserving food, drying herbs and more
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Design a Potager Garden You’ll Never Want to Leave
Transform your backyard into a beautiful, functional kitchen garden inspired by French potagers. Here are 8 essential elements to create a potager garden that feeds both body and…
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8 Tips for Growing Better Zinnias in Your Cut-Flower Garden
Zinnias are some of the easiest flowers for beginners to grow in a cut-flower garden. Follow these 8 tips to get the best blooms from your garden to…
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10 Garden Vegetables to Quick Pickle in the Refrigerator
Quick pickling is an easy way to preserve vegetables and make pickles fast! Here are 10 garden vegetables you can quick pickle today.
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Plant These 9 Vegetables Now for an Abundant Spring Harvest
Direct sow or plant these cold-hardy vegetables, herbs, and flowers in early spring for an abundant and early harvest.
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Quick Pickled Onions
Quick pickled onions are easy to make and a burst of flavor and sophistication to crowd favorites like tacos, burgers, salads, and sandwiches. I like to make these…
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Choosing the Best Tomato Varieties for Your Garden
Learn about all different kinds of tomatoes and choose the best tomato variety to grow in your vegetable garden this year.
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