It’s Apricot Season in Sunny California!

  For all of the smarty pants people making California jokes right about now -- yes, we actually get cold enough here in Northern California … [Continue Reading]

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Seed Starting Article Round-Up

Anyone who has met me knows all about my seed-freakiness. I have hundreds and hundreds of seed packets around me, yet it's already mid-February and I … [Continue Reading]

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Vertical Garden Goodies Giveaway

Many of you may have heard that my new book Vertical Vegetable Gardening launched on New Year's Eve. This was one of my favorite books to write and … [Continue Reading]

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No Garlic Left Behind (We’re Giving it Away!)

Every fall I watch in amazement as many of the gardeners around me tuck their beds in for the cold months. I can't figure out if they don't know they … [Continue Reading]

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No Garlic Left Behind (We’re Giving it Away!)

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Every fall I watch in amazement as many of the gardeners around me tuck their beds in for the cold months. I can't figure out if they don't know they … [Continue reading]

Sold on Proven Winners Perennial Plants

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Proven Winners once again sent me some brand-new 2012 varieties to check out a couple of months ago. But I tend to wait until review plants are … [Continue reading]

My Re-Purposed Spice Rack Kitchen Garden and Table Stand Raised Garden

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Try to get past the incredibly catchy names, okay? These are two vertical gardening ideas that I created for my new vertical vegetable book … [Continue reading]

Homegrown & Handmade Book Excerpt and a Giveaway!

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Here's a book that I've been meaning to tell you about for months ~ Homegrown & Handmade by Deborah Niemann. This is a smart book for today's … [Continue reading]

My Pinterest Birthday Giveaway

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Like it or not, my birthday is rolling around in twelve days and I can't think of a better time to give some stuff away. But how? What's new? What's … [Continue reading]

*Click on the Sign to Send a Message to Your Senator Now*

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