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Victory Gardening for the Modern Family
The victory garden trend is hot right now, but these aren’t your grandmother’s gardens! These days, victory gardens—a term for the war-era gardens that once helped families top up their rations—have been updated and upgraded for today’s gardener. Especially here in Silicon Valley, people [...]
Fresh Herbs You Can Grow For International Cuisines
Growing herbs for cooking at home can bring global culture into your kitchen without a trip to specialty stores. International cuisines rely on specific herbs and spices to capture the flavors of their cultures of origin. Although American herb gardens tend to focus on [...]
Growing Herbs For Tea: A How-To Guide
As winter approaches, it’s an ideal time to start growing herbs for herbal tea. Growing herbs for tea at home gives gardeners ways to mix and match subtle flavors to their own preferences. For caffeine lovers, herbs grown at home can complement loose leaf black and green teas in custom [...]
Composting Is The Key To A Beautiful Home Garden
Are you tired of throwing all your kitchen scraps into the garbage? Food waste is a huge issue, but there’s a simple answer to reducing its impact: composting. It’s slightly more complicated than throwing everything in a bucket – but only slightly. It will also benefit [...]
It’s Fall Harvest Time For Home Gardening
One look at your home garden will let you know that summer is gone, and the fall harvest is ramping up. This is the time of year that always puts me in the mood for hearty vegetables roasted in the oven, blended into soups or served up alongside a beautifully-crisp [...]
