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Noted: Grow a Kitchen Garden in 16 Square Feet via Houzz

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Grow a Kitchen Garden in 16 Square Feet via Houzz

With just a patch of soil and sunlight, you can create a mini kitchen garden. It won’t feed your family for the summer, but it can make your meals more interesting, and perhaps get kids interested in growing food or at least help them understand where it comes from. The trick is to choose the right crops. Varieties should be compact enough not to outgrow the space and should be productive over a season — so you are not eagerly waiting for weeks for a harvest that lasts minutes.

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Noted: If You Have Room for Only One Fruit Tree … via Houzz

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If You Have Room for Only One Fruit Tree … via Houzz

Few things that you can do in the garden are more satisfying than growing your own fruit. But what if your space or time is limited? Based on my personal taste, and with a mild-climate slant, here are some choices when you have room for only one fruit tree.

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Summer in the Garden: Hammered Copper Bird Bath

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I am always keeping a eye out for decent products for my own garden — even if they are just for my wish list. Over the course of the next few weeks, I’ll be highlighting a series of products that might fit in my garden — or yours! — Douglas

Achla Designs Hammered Copper Bowl

Copper Birdbath

I love the look of copper in nearly any area of my home or garden. The glowing color sets off everything around it and the weathered verdigris it obtains with age is beautiful, too. I would love to replace my current ceramic birdbath with this one, along with the four-footed stand linked below The squirrels have a bad habit of knocking the current birdbath off its stand, lighting chipping in the process. I believe the copper would also help inhibit the growth of algae in the bath — making cleaning less frequent and easier.

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Photo: Brunfelsia and Clytostoma cuttings on kitchen windowsill

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My propagation projection continues. Based on the success of the basil in this week’s In the Garden video, I grabbed some brunfelsia and clytostoma cuttings to see i they might take root, as well. One benefit of having them here in the kitchen is that they are “in your face” and can be given constant attention. I think I also need to move the potting bench closer to the back door, for the same reason.

Photo: Brunfelsia and Clytostoma cuttings on kitchen windowsill

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Photo: Mulberry Creek Herb Farm, Ohio 2013

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Mulberry Creek Herb Farm, Huron, Ohio

Visited on our travels back to our home state last year.

Mulberry Creek Herb Farm

Mulberry Creek Herb Farm

Mulberry Creek Herb Farm


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Noted: Beautiful Border via Pinterest

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Beautiful Border

Beautiful border

Border of Nepeta racemosa ‘Walker’s low’, Salvia nemorosa ‘Ostfriesland’, Anthemis tinctoria ‘Sauce Hollandaise’, Anthemis tinctoria E.C. Buxton and Achillea credo with clipped Buxus balls in pots!

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