YouTube: A Container Garden Glow-Up with Vego Gardens – Part 1
In our latest YouTube video, our neglected hodgepodge of pots was waterlogged and root-bound. Christy shares this fantastic upgrade to Vego Garden planter beds.
New small-space urban garden design in Santa Monica, CA.
Design: Orderly Small-Space Urban Garden
This past winter we installed a new small-space urban garden in place of a lawn in Santa Monica, CA. The homeowner wanted to grow some veggies, but had a certain look in mind.
Workshop: Vegetable Garden Design & Planning
ICYMI - We're excited to offer this new Vegetable Garden Design & Planning Workshop: a 2-hour class for beginning gardeners, coming your way Sept. 24th, 2022.
Amanda's flaming Felco pruner tattoo is part of our conversation.
Podcast: Backyard Adventure with Amanda Thomsen
Amanda Thomsen was one of the early bloggers on the gardening scene, and her attitude is best explained by the title of her blog and first book: Kiss My Aster. Amanda is our guest this week on the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast, where she shares her philosophy along with some great tips for garden design, planting success, and more.
This new mini farm will have plenty of space to grow an abundance of food for the family.
Design: Front Yard Mini Farm
Back in November, heading into the winter of the pandemic, we were crazy busy installing new gardens. Our client in West Hollywood wanted to turn their front yard into a productive vegetable garden. Out with the lawn, in with the front yard mini farm!
The garden is pushed to the northern point in the yard to make best use of the sunshine.
Design: The Winged Garden
A couple in Santa Monica, CA had trouble growing veggies in their partial-shade, in-ground garden. They wanted to expand and revamp for a better gardening experience.
New raised beds, new herb pots, a lemon tree on the porch, and flowers tucked in everywhere else.
Design: Tiny Front Yard Farm
We specialize in small-space gardening here at Gardenerd, and our latest design project tested our strengths: transforming 213 sq. ft. of usable space into an edible garden. Spoiler alert--we did it.
This week's guest Nan Sterman shares her best low-water garden design tips.
Podcast: Hot Color, Dry Garden with Nan Sterman
This week's guest on the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast is Nan Sterman, the host of A Growing Passion and author of the new garden design book, Hot Color, Dry Garden: Inspiring Designs and Vibrant Plants for the Waterwise Gardener. Nan shares her best design tips and ideas for a colorful low-water garden. Nan is also a passionate vegetable gardener, so we talk about her hoop house that protects her garden beds from critters. You'll hear ideas for your…
The completed garden will feed the family tasty vegetables year after year.
New Edible Space-Filler Garden
Our latest project came together quickly. The client's yard had been remodeled a few years back, and the designer left a flat patch of mulch for a future vegetable garden. Enter our space-filler garden. The client has two dogs, so she wanted taller beds to keep the dogs from jumping into the veggie patch. We installed 4 18" tall raised beds with room for doggies to walk around between them. The garden gets a little morning and late-afternoon shade, but…
We relocated another sculpture at the entrance of the new garden as a humble greeter.
A Sleek, Modern Garden
We specialize in small-space gardening here at Gardenerd. Our latest project makes use of a 10' x 12' passageway for a couple who wanted to grow veggies, herbs, berries, and fruit trees. We found space for everything they wanted somewhere on the property. Before The front yard provided the only full-sun exposure on the property. Our job was to find a way to install raised beds without blocking access to the front yard seating area. We had room for 4…