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Alpine Strawberries
If you crave the flavor of fresh strawberries but don't think you have the space or the time, take a peek at their semi-wild cousins.
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An Heirloom Garden
With gardening time approaching, consider an heirloom garden.
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Fig Facts
It's time to give a fig - its due. Have you considered growing a fig tree?
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Heirloom Garden Writings
Inspired by Keith Crotz's fascinating article in the Seed Savers 2000 Harvest Edition, on the history of garden writing in America, I'd like to share some of his gems.
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Heirloom Gardens PT II
Part 2 of Heirloom Gardens article listing some of the heirlooms available to gardeners.
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Heirloom, Hybrid or Hype?
Can you really say one is better than the other. How many of you grow a little of both?
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Tomatoes: Summer's Going Away Present
A father-daughter project becomes a life long hobby.
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Tromboncino Squash
If you thought you had an embarrassment of riches when your zucchini started producing, try growing this cousin.
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Heirloom Country Gardens
Horticultural researcher at Rodale Institute Experimental Farm, Sarah Wolfgang Heffner presents a delightful book introducing gardeners to heirloom country gardens.
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Armchair Gardening
It's time to dust off those gardening books you put aside when the weather warmed up last spring.
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The Humble Potato
Potatoes have taught us all a lesson or two about the need for preserving and planting genetic variety.
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Cottage Garden Plants Part One
There is something delightful about the ironic nature of a cottage garden; heirloom plants, vines and flowers filling every available space. See twelve of the best!
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Flowers Our Grandmothers Grew
Are you growing these lovely old time nostalgic flowers? Many terrific old roses, perennials, annuals, bulbs, and flowering vines have stood the test of time!
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Plant Profile Online Encyclopedia
An alphabetical listing of all the plant profiles covering flowering plants, garden shrubs, ornamental trees and more. An online plant encyclopedia with growing details.
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Plants Called Joseph's Coat for Summer Gardens
Amaranthus tricolor and Alternanthera ficoidea are each commonly called Joseph's Coat. These annual plants are grown for the colorful leaves.
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Cottage Garden Plants Part Two
There is something delightful about the a cottage garden; heirloom plants, vines and flowers filling every available space. See part two of the twelve best plants!
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Donna Satterlee - Interview With an Oregon Editor
Seventh in a series of interviews with Contributing Editors from Oregon. Highlighted is Emergency Preparedness editor, Donna Satterlee.
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Great Herb Mixes You Can Make
Start a herb business, make herbal products to sell, or use the finished herb crafts as gifts.
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The Best Dressed Salad Book Review
A cookbook filled with easy to make salad dressing recipes, written by Jim Long, of Long Creek Herbs.
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Baker Creek Rare Heirloom Seeds
Specializing in heirloom, historic and pure seeds, Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company is a great place for gardeners who want vegetable, fruit and heirloom flower seeds.
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Heirloom Seed and Heritage Seed
What is an heirloom seed, heirloom plant, or heirloom vegetable? Where can I buy heritage or heirloom seeds? Want to know? Learn the answers here.
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How to Grow Ipomoea Vines - Plant Profile
This family of annual vines has been charming gardeners for centuries as a staple of cottage and heirloom gardens. Fragrant and colorful flowers abound.
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Pleasant Holidays for the Gardener
Gardening Gift! Pleasant holidays for a gardener means a holiday gift basket filled with things a gardener loves. A holiday gift idea list for gardening enthusiasts.
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Small Museum Brings Culture to Cowboy Country
Maryhill Museum of Art is a small museum located in rural Washington State but its collections can hold their own with major metropolitan museums in the United States.
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A Brief History of Daffodils
Historic Daffodils are not only from out past, but are living and providing beauty in our gardens today.
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Being an Heirloom Gardener
Heirloom gardening can be many things, but the most important principle is "pass it on".
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ETHNIC GARDENING AT ITS BEST
Our American heritage is a cultural stew. Though the original colonists were English, other ethnic groups made significant contributions to our gardening legacy.
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Old House Gardens Review
Old House Gardens Company specializes in heirloom bulbs. See the rating of their print catalog, website and overall company.
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Rochester USA- Explore the Niagara Region
Rochester was deeply involved with the Anti-Slavery and Women's Rights movements in the 19th century. Today it is a good place from which to explore the Niagara Region.
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The Quince-Quintessential Fruit of Fall
Once very popular, quinces fell out of favor. That's a pity. Among fruit trees, it is one of the most ornamental.
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Book Review: Restoring American Gardens
Restoring American Gardens: An Encyclopedia of Heirloom Ornamental Plants - 1640-1940 by Denise Wiles Adams is a refreshing look at the expanding field of garden resotoration. This book is also a welcome addition to the professional or dedicated amateur gardener's reference bookshelf.
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Agricultural Biodiversity
Is there such a thing as an illegal vegetable and could you be growing it?
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