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Tri-color sage lends beauty to any garden. Perfect for container gardens.

Wordless Wednesday: Spring Flourish

New growth brings hope of delicious rewards this spring. As the weather warms up, plants burst forth with young leaves, flowers, and foliage. It's also an early swarm season for bees; we've rescued 3 swarms so far from the same location in the Gardenerd Test Garden. Spring flourish, indeed! Enjoy these shots celebrating spring this week. Spring Flourish Never a dull moment here at Gardenerd. Happy spring gardening!

Post author:Christy
Post published:May 2, 2018
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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…

Post author:Christy
Post published:April 17, 2018
Post category:Blog What's Growin' On
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Blue hyacinth awakens in an abandoned pot.

Wordless Wednesday: Happy Spring!

Spring is officially here! To celebrate, we're sharing some photos from the garden. Wisteria is blooming, hummingbirds are whizzing by, and flowers are attracting pollinators. It's a beautiful time to be still in the garden. Enjoy spring to its fullest! It's time to prep beds for planting. It's time to turn compost piles. It's time to get your hands in the dirt. Plant something (indoors or outside, whichever works for you). Eat salad greens, pick fruit, watch flowers bloom. Feel…

Post author:Christy
Post published:March 21, 2018
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Tesuque is the traditional pepper used for making chili powder in New Mexico.

Spring Seed Favorites for 2017

Oh, the gardenerd's dilemma. So many seeds, so little space. We're not here to help, we're here to commiserate. In fact, we're here to feed the monster. Here are our seed favorites for 2017: Seed Favorites for 2017 Blue Jade Corn Blue Jade Corn seeds can be grown in containers! Small-space gardeners need corn, and Blue Jade is one of the few sweet corn varieties that can be grown in containers. Be sure to plant enough for pollination (3x3 block)…

Post author:Christy
Post published:March 7, 2017
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Mittens the supercat protects the garden from vermin.

Wordless Wednesday: May Gardening

Keep planting until there's no more space! This Wordless Wednesday is brought to you by ambition and hope. Two great qualities to have when gardening in spring. It's time to plant, and enjoy your garden as it grows. Happy gardening!

Post author:Christy
Post published:May 11, 2016
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May flowers are here! Let's enjoy them.

May To-Dos

It's May, everyone! We love the garden in May. It really gets going right about now, which means there's no time to rest. If you haven't planted spring or summer crops yet, now is the time. If they're already in the ground, we're here to help you keep them happy. Here's your list of May To-dos: May To-Dos Deadhead spent flowers to keep them producing through spring. Hand-pollinate squash plants in the morning before flowers shrivel up. By 9 a.m.…

Post author:Christy
Post published:May 4, 2016
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Growing Jerusalem Artichokes

Back in December, we planted a handful of Jerusalem artichokes (a.k.a. sunchokes) that had sprouted in the refrigerator. Having never grown them before, it was an experiment (as is much of what we do here at Gardenerd). We knew them to be invasive, so we opted to plant the tubers in a dilapidated container to keep them as contained as possible but still connected to the soil. The bottom was missing on the container, so there was still a chance…

Post author:Christy
Post published:June 2, 2015
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Tiny watermelons set fruit (shot through the crook of a watermelon leaf)

Wordless Wednesday: Mid-Spring Garden Flourish

It's too pretty out there, we had to share. Enjoy these photos from the Gardenerd Test Garden in mid-spring as the garden flourishes. That's our mid-spring garden flourish. What's growin' on in your garden this week? Share what's flowering, fruiting and sprouting here.

Post author:Christy
Post published:May 20, 2015
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Prettily wrapped packages would rouse any gardener, eager to unwrap these gifts.

Minnie and Moon Unboxing

Gardenerds love gardening toys, especially in spring. There's something very satisfying about a fresh new ball of jute twine or a well-made hand tool. As if spring wasn't exciting enough, we recently received a gift certificate to go crazy at Minnie and Moon, a great new online garden store that imports well-made British tools and goodies to the US. If you read our November, 2014 newsletter about Minnie and Moon, you'll get the story behind the products, (In the interest…

Post author:Christy
Post published:March 31, 2015
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Wordless Wednesday: Spring Garden Abundance

Today in the garden...

Post author:Christy
Post published:May 21, 2014
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