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.

Vegetables, Vegetable gardening

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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.

Case studies, Gardens, Homes and haunts, Sherburne, Phil

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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.

Behavior, Aquatic plants, Water gardens, Mitchell, Carolyn

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