ndc

Member since: Jun 09 | Years gardening: 30 Organic gardener

I’m a long-time gardener who has been using permaculture for the last 15 years or so. I like having the gardens work with nature instead of against her. I use all organic methods because of my children, the earth and myself.

Our land is 2.5 acres. The outskirts are left wild. The front yard is a blur of wildflowers and weeds. The back/side yard has a play area for the children, an apple tree, and raised beds created from straw bales.

My Garden Goals
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Build a greenhouse!
Create a patio area in the backyard
Install grassy area adjacent to backyard
Increase play area to include swings
Provide most, if not all, of the vegetables we eat
Learn, Live, Laugh, Grow

Gardens

Deck's garden

Zone 4 We've got two planters attached to the deck railing. I line them with coconut fiber each year and plant up some annuals/perennials. 2009 Theme -...
- 6 plants
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Frontyard garden

Zone 4 Overwhelmed by weeds after construction, the front yard now houses many grasses and wildflowers.
- 4 plants
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Greenhouse garden

Zone 4 I'm building a greenhouse this summer. It's going to be large, so this "Garden" is a holding place for my wish list plants.
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Houseplants garden

Zone 4 All the greenies in the house.
- 3 plants
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The Back Forty garden

Zone 4 We keep a large portion of acreage wild for the critters. Anything with an established date of April 2002 was here when we built the house. A...
- 8 plants
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