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Updated July 23rd

This summer has been the longest, driest and hottest I have ever seen since living in western Washingtom state. We are more of a temperate rain...

http://www.durgan.org/2015/June%202015/23%20June%202015%20Garden%20Overview/HTML/ 23 June 2015 Garden Overview Pictures of the garden,annotated...

Raspberries are a great addition to backyard gardening. They are easy to grow and caring for them is simplified when there is a trellis system to...

Free Option for Compost Bins With one single unit as opposed to two or three bins, the space needed for composting is minimized. Each tier stacks...

Pictures 2 June 2015

my automatic self watering vegetable garden today

This is a simple design built from reclaimed wood and purchased ¼” wood slats. It cost very little and only took a couple of hours to complete the...

The plant stand shown grows edibles in a compact vertical space. We use the planter to grow herbs and edibles on the deck close at hand to the...

i fabricated an outdoor faucet to use rain water for my garden.

Communal yard out the back of the flats

A passion to design my home and garden no matter where prompted us to give up our city life and settle down in a semi rural town where land was...

Deb's Garden

A little (relevant) personal history first. My wife's declining health meant that, 10 years ago, I had to give up employment, and I was looking...

New construction home, about 2 years old. Mostly stone and very poor soil in the yard. Tried to have something pleasant to see from the windows.

I'm going to describe my last garden, as I've only been in the new one for a year or two. My last house was in Roanoke, Virginia. We moved into...

Planted for birds, bees, bugs, critters

My Garden measures 40 feet x 100 feet