03/30/2014
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Updates from Loving Garland Green
Erin and Jack plant a peach tree in their grandmother's woodland garden As of Sunday, March 30, my woodlands garden now has three peach trees, two...
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Liz Berry
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03/28/2014
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Coming Up Green Tomorrow in Garland!
Two Big Green Events Tomorrow in Garland! 1. Garland IDS 70th Annual Live Stock and Plant Show and 33 CTE Exhibit Friday at 5:30 PM to Saturday at 4:00PM...
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Liz Berry
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03/28/2014
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A Few Facts and Conclusions about Blueberries
one of 20 Premier Blueberries in my front yard urban garden March 28, 2014 Gardening successfully is a process that one learns over time. Few, if any of us,...
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Liz Berry
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03/27/2014
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The Great Potato Race is on
My potatoes are on the way! The photo above was taken at Garland Urban Garden Location: 216 East Kingsbridge Drive March 27. The traditional ideal time for...
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Liz Berry
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03/25/2014
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Checking in with "Another Urban Garden"
Cassandra Kahl and her daughter Madilyn in front of their square foot garden, planted March 1, 2014 Another Urban Garden Another Urban Garden is a program...
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Liz Berry
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03/24/2014
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So you want to make a raised bed. . .
Indeed! Making a raised bed is the first step to creating an urban garden in the DFW area because not much is going to grow out of the soil here as it is....
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Liz Berry
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03/14/2014
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About Rabbit Manure and Compost Containers and Market Opportunities
Sometimes when I'm talking to folks about Loving Garland Green and our mission to increase the number of urban gardens in Garland because it will raise up our...
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Liz Berry
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03/10/2014
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Ragsdale Farms and Garland Marketplace
I just got an email this morning from Paul Ragsdale-- Ragsdale Farms. I met Paul and his son Zach last summer at the Garland Marketplace on the downtown...
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Liz Berry
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03/07/2014
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So many New Ways to Garden--and they are all easy
After the initial installation that is. . . The one drawback to these new methods of gardening is sometimes the expense if you cannot find reusable materials...
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Liz Berry
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03/03/2014
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Understanding Implications of Supporting Local
Another Urban Garden at 216 East Kingsbridge Drive Garland Texas 3/3/2014 This is what "local" looks like at my place this morning. If you went over to...
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Liz Berry
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03/01/2014
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Another Urban Garden: Two of them in Garland!
Garland Mayor Doug Athas assisted in one of the installations! The mayor, like many mayors of large cities, understands the importance of urban agriculture in...
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Liz Berry
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02/25/2014
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Gardening Is a Highly Addictive Activity
A photo of my greenhouse on the left posted a week or so ago and then one of it today in my kitchen--bursting at the seams and overflowing into my kitchen with...
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Liz Berry
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02/24/2014
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Spring is still just a promise
This morning, after hearing on the news the mercury is dipping to 32 tonight and 29 tomorrow night, I walked out into my garden to see one of my almond trees...
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Liz Berry
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02/11/2014
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Potato Planting Time: Doing it!
Today I decided to pretend the temperature is a balmy 60 degrees and install at least one of my potato towers. I went to Home Depot the other day to get the...
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Liz Berry
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02/09/2014
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Potato Planting Time!
S eed Potatoes. The two smaller ones can be planted whole. The larger ones will be cut into two or three pieces, each one with an eye. Now is the time for...
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Liz Berry
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02/05/2014
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Who said January and February are slow months for Gardeners?
No one who has talked to a member of Loving Garland Green--that's for certain! from my seedling greenhouse - Flamenco Tomatoes are part of my ongoing quest...
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Liz Berry
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01/30/2014
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Degrees of Green
Along the spectrum of "greenness" I have friends whom I would designate as the darkest green to the left on the chart above. If I were to designate my place on...
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Liz Berry
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01/26/2014
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Another Urban Garden
Anita and Robert's three raised vegetable beds Today I dropped by the home of Anita and Robert Opel who live in the Coomer Creek Neighborhood of Garland, Texas...
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Liz Berry
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01/23/2014
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Keep Track of What You Grow
Get a ballpark figure for the potential market value of what you can grow in the space available to you. But keep in mind that some things like digging...
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Liz Berry
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01/14/2014
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Mayor Athas Visits Loving Garland Green
Urban Gardens Stimulate Local Economies Loving Garland Green continues to grow. Last night we had a surprise visit from our mayor--Douglas Athas. The Mayor...
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Liz Berry
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