Summer salad days
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Writer Michael Pollan and his wife, artist Judith Belzer, bought an old farm house in Connecticut and proceeded to create a vegetable garden. Pollan first enriched the soil and then built raised vegetable beds that need less watering. Among their crops are: tomatoes, pumpkins, and beans.
Publication Name: Metropolitan Home
Subject: Home furnishings industry
ISSN: 0273-2858
Year: 1996
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Paradise now: a Seattle gardener created an island oasis of flowers, fruits and vegetables among the ruins of an old farm
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In 1980, Sherburne bought a dilapidated farm on an Decatur Island, located 90 miles north of Seattle, WA. Since that time, Sherburne has transformed the grounds of the farm into a well-designed and productive garden complete with an 80-by-22-foot berry cage, a pond and a gazebo.
Publication Name: Metropolitan Home
Subject: Home furnishings industry
ISSN: 0273-2858
Year: 1996
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Aqua floribunda: tiny water gardens make big waves, bringing the beauty of aquatic plants to any outdoor setting
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Landscape designer Carolyn Mitchell makes water gardens in small, water-tight pots. The gardens attract dragonflies and hummingbirds and provide the soothing sound of water. Several types of plants that grow well in water are described.
Publication Name: Metropolitan Home
Subject: Home furnishings industry
ISSN: 0273-2858
Year: 1997
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