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Farther afield, I’ve visited seed companies and attended garden symposia and workshops. I’ve interviewed Mike McGrath (host of “You Bet Your Garden”), author Eliot Coleman (”Four Season Harvest”), George Ball (owner of Burpee Seeds), and Scott Meyer (editor of. Magazine. I’ve written articles for the American Horticultural Society’s “American Gardener” magazine and for the Philadelphia Inquirer. My vision is for this website to be, in its own way, a garden of visions, ideas and energy.

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Your Connection to Science and Research. If you’re looking for additional horticultural and gardening information. Your County Extension Office may be able to help. Every county in every state in the country has an Extension Service Office, providing a link to university expertise. Agriculture and home gardening are important focal areas. The County Extension program makes information and programs available. Congress established the Cooperative Extension Service in 1914. If you want to have a soil pH tes...

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Earth Day Ideas

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Earth Day Ideas From the White House to Your House. When the First Lady of the United States digs up the South Lawn of the White House to plant a vegetable garden, that’s climate change! This spring, with the help of local school students, Michelle Obama prepared an 1,100 square-foot plot in which to plant fruits and vegetables. This is the first vegetable patch at the White House since Eleanor Roosevelt planted a victory garden during World War II. Here are some things you can do in your yard and garden...

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Gardening Hand Tools

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When it comes to investing in garden tools, I suggest starting small, with just the gardening hand tools you really need. Do take the time to select well-made tools. Also check to be sure that the handles are long enough for you. Your back with thank you! Let’s take a look at the basic tools you need. For me, the best garden tools are:. Spray attachment for the hose. A pair of shoes you don’t mind getting dirty. Containers, if you don’t have room for an in-ground garden. Hose and Spray Attachment. There ...

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Gardner’s Nursery – Featured Garden Center

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I fell in love with Gardner’s Nursery. In 2006 when I interviewed owner Robert Gardner for my garden column in the Daily Local News (West Chester, PA). Gardner was growing - and selling - delicious fresh tomatoes. That doesn’t sound like big. News, except that this was in February. I stepped from the frigid outdoor air into the steamy greenhouse lined with corridors of towering tomato plants and thought I had entered some sort of magical land. Gardner is a fourth-generation nurseryman. One of the few nur...

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Community Supported Agriculture

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Chester County Community Supported Agriculture. Here in Chester County CSAs abound. Of course I promote backyard vegetable growing, but that's not always feasible. Some people and families need more fruits and vegetables than they have space or time to grow. You can do both join a CSA and grow some of your own. Most CSA farmers use organic methods. So buying a share in a local CSA helps your health, the health of the soil and water, while it helps the local economy. All great reasons to join a CSA! Spans...

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How to Compost

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Learning how to make compost is amazingly easy. And compost is such incredible stuff, it’s hard to believe that so many people still run their vegetables scraps down the garbage disposal and bag up their leaves to go to a landfill and then go out and buy fertilizer for the garden! Staring a little kitchen compost manufacturing "plant" on your property is simple. Follow some basic steps (see below) and nature does the rest. In case you missed it, the 4-minute video on the Home page. For your compost bin.

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Go Green

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Yes, you can! My friend, Susan Sluk, is an inspiration to me. With a husband, a house, two young children and several part-time jobs, she manages to find time to live an environmentally responsible life. She’s always looking for new ways to go green. Her energy, optimism, and her desire to help other people and the planet are contagious. Here are some of Susan's ideas and tips that you might consider using to go green in your own home:. Used non-bleached, biodegradable diapers for both her children.

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Kitchen Garden

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The home vegetable garden goes by several names: "backyard garden," "kitchen garden," and the more sophisticated-sounding French "potager." But they all mean the same thing - a plot of varying size where an individual or family grows a large or small portion of their fresh food. With a backyard garden you get the benefit of super-fresh, healthy produce, and you can save on your food bill. But growing your own food brings other benefits as well. Can your garden help the earth? Below are two handy checklis...

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Plant A Row For The Hungry

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Plant A Row for the Hungry. There are over 84 million households with a yard or garden in the U.S. If every one of these gardeners were to plant a row of vegetables beyond what they or their family needs, and donate their surplus to a local food bank or soup kitchen, a significant impact could be made on reducing hunger. People Helping People: over 14 million pounds donated. Garden Writers Get Involved. Launched in 1995, Plant A Row is a public service program of the Garden Writers Association and the GW...