September 2011

20 Sep
2011
There's not a right angle to be found in the Outlaw Garden, which curves and meaders through the front yard.

Lessons from a first-year front yard vegetable garden

There’s a chilly rain falling on the front yard vegetable garden today. It’s mid-September, and the garden has definitely transitioned from summer to fall. I’ll be honest: the garden has looked better. There’s a lot of cleanup to do out there. The squash plants have finally collapsed, the tomatoes need ...

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16 Sep
2011
A brick path runs through the Outlaw Garden, past nasturtiums, chives and coreopsis.

Prepping for a professional’s camera

Wow. Tuesday was fantastic. Rob Cardillo — an incredibly talented garden photographer — came by to capture some photos of the Outlaw Garden for an upcoming article in Organic Gardening Magazine. An incredible experience! Was I nervous about the shoot? A professional photo shoot in my garden? Oh yes! This ...

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1 Sep
2011
I've got several clumps of Thai basil scattered through the garden, and it's simply stunning right now.

Garden Photo Tour: September 1, 2011

Confession time: I’m awful at the art of garden journaling. I’ll start a journal every spring, full of good intentions. Then, right about the time of the last frost, I just stop writing things down. I know, I know… The records are valuable. I’d learn so much from them. And, ...

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