Urban Gardens
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Why You Should Try A Raised Garden Bed With A Trellis – Plus, Beautiful Design Ideas
Adding a trellis to your raised garden bed expands your growing space by leaps and bounds. Raise your raised bed to new heights!
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The Best Wood For Raised Garden Beds: Selecting The Right One For Your Gardening Project
The best wood for raised garden beds varies in terms of durability and availability, but most importantly, it needs to be untreated. Learn about the best ones to use.
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Metal Raised Garden Beds: Benefits, Types & Top Picks For Your Garden
Metal raised garden beds get fewer weeds, aren’t compacted by foot traffic, and can easily grow both in-bed and vertical crops, effectively doubling your yields.
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Cedar Raised Garden Bed Benefits: Which Cedar To Use And Where To Start
If you’re thinking of making a raised bed, wood is a popular choice – and cedar has striking visual appeal. Here’s why a cedar raised garden bed could work for you
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Crops for Urban Growing: 8 Edible Plants For Urban Gardens
Urban edible gardening lets your yard do double duty of beauty and practicality. Have fun combining edible plants with ornamentals.
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Physical And Mental Health Benefits Of Community Gardens
Community gardening improves our lives physically, mentally and socially, while supporting healthy eating.
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Plants That Fight Crime: How Community Gardens Lower Crime Rates
The benefits of community gardening run deep, and they include a clear reduction in crime rates in urban areas.
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Community Garden Types – Planning Plots With A Purpose
There are so many fabulous reasons to start a community garden. Read about different kinds and how to start.
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How Community Gardens Benefit The Economy And Your Wallet
Learn about the diverse and important movement toward community gardening and how community gardens benefit everyone.
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What Is A No-Dig Garden Bed: How To Make A No-Till Garden
Why are no-dig or no-till garden beds so popular? Because they're better for the environment, better for your plants, and much easier on your back. Discover how to create one in your yard.
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Indoor Farming Ideas – Tips For Farming Inside Your Home
Indoor agriculture is a growing trend. Growing food inside conserves resources and allows for year-round growth. Find ideas here.
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Vertical Farming How To: Starting A Vertical Farm In Your House
Starting a vertical farm at home can provide fresh veggies year-round. Click here to learn more about starting an indoor vertical farm.
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Planting On Walls: How To Create Outdoor Wall Gardens
Planting on walls is one way to garden upward; it's a good use of an already-existing structure and there are tons of ways to make it really pop.
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Trees For Small Spaces: Choosing The Best Trees For Urban Gardens
Trees can be a fantastic garden element. They're eye-catching and they create a real sense of texture and level. But if you have a very small space to work with, especially an urban garden, your choice of trees is somewhat limited. Get help with that here.
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Perennials For Hell Strips: Choosing Perennial Plants For Hell Strip Planting
A hell strip is that forlorn strip between the sidewalk and the street. With a little advance planning and a careful choice of hell strip perennial plants, you can turn the hell strip into an urban oasis. Click here for examples of suitable perennials for hell strips.
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How Do I Start A Garden Club: Tips On Starting A Garden Club
You love to putter about in your garden but it's even more fun when you're part of a group of passionate gardeners who unite to trade information, swap stories, and give each other a hand. Why not think about starting a garden club? Get started here.
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Community Garden Ideas – Ideas For Garden Club Projects
Now that your garden club or community garden is up and running with an enthusiastic group of avid gardeners, what's next? If you're stumped when it comes to ideas for garden club projects, this article will help.
