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New Garden for Dad and His Little Girl
Father's Day is coming up, so it seemed appropriate to feature a new garden we just completed for a new dad. His little girl may not even be walking yet, but when she can she'll have a place to grow some food with her father in their own backyard. There was an existing garden, but it was made from pressure treated lumber, which isn't safe for food crops. So we made plans to replace the wood and some of the…
2014 GWA Silver Award
Gardenerd Blog Wins GWA Silver Award
Allow us a moment to toot our own horn. We're pretty excited to announce that the Garden Writers Association (GWA) has bestowed the Gardenerd Blog with a 2014 Silver Award of Achievement in the category of electronic media. According to the GWA, this national award recognizes individuals and companies who achieve the highest levels of talent and professionalism in garden communications. “The Garden Writers Association Media Awards showcase the writers, photographers, editors, publishers and trade companies that have pursued excellence…
Winner: Most informative sign
Wordless Wednesday: Signs from March Against Monsanto
All photos taken during the May 24, 2014 March Against Monsanto. Hundreds attended, millions took part around the world.
Chicken sentinel stands watch
Mini Garden for Maximum Yield
Picture this: a large back yard with plenty of space for a garden. Then factor in this: mature trees all over the place, leaving little space for full-sun exposure. Not to mention roots--lots of tree roots, a network of thatchy root-hairs making it impossible to cultivate a vegetable patch. That's what we were dealing with in this Valley Village garden. The solution: a mini raised bed garden for maximum yield. The client had tried growing vegetables in this space before,…
Groundbreaking Food Gardens
Check out Niki Jabbour's new book, Groundbreaking Food Gardens
One of the smaller radishes we harvested next to a cherry tomato for perspective.
Harvesting Bora King Radishes
A while ago, we reported that we were planting a new radish in the garden for spring: Bora King. It's a winter radish that claims to be purple on the inside as well as the outside. We were so excited to try them out, and this week the big day came: harvesting Bora King radishes. Winter radishes grow larger than spring radishes. Quite a lot larger. Bora Kings can grow up to 8 inches long without getting tough. On Sunday…