May 20, 2013
I just found out about Garden on a Roll, a mail-order DIY garden border kit available in the UK that offers a choice of ten ornamental styles, including one shady and one “low maintenance,”and one edible border kit.
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Category: Bulbs and Plants, Creating, Edible Landscaping, Urban Agriculture
Tags: easy gardening, edging, garden borders, garden edges, gardening for novices, gardening kits
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May 18, 2013
Joining a community garden project or tending an allotment is a great way to get your garden fix if you don’t have your own plot of land or outdoor space.
To get yourself in the mood for participating in a … Read More…
Category: Community Gardens, Container Gardening, Containers and Pots, Green & Sustainable, Herb Gardens, Indoor Gardening, Urban Agriculture, Window Boxes
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July 31, 2012
As any budding gardener knows, it’s nice to start simple with something that offers a good chance of success. That’s why I love this sweet heirloom seed kit from Sarah Rainwater Design. It’s beautifully designed and packaged in a … Read More…
Category: Finding
Tags: garden gifts, garden kits, gardening kits, seed-starting
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December 6, 2011
I’m so excited to share these hand picked eco-friendly and well designed goodies from my holiday wish list! I’ve selected mostly experiential gifts–creative things that your friends and family can do with their own hands. How about … Read More…
Category: Birds, Bees, and Butterflies, Books, Bulbs and Plants, Container Gardening, Containers and Pots, Edible Landscaping, Finding, Great Finds, Green & Sustainable, Herb Gardens, Hydroponics, No-Dig Gardening, Square-Foot Gardening, Terrariums, Urban Agriculture, Vertical Gardens
Tags: children's gifts, garden gifts, gardening kits, gifts, holiday guide
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October 12, 2011
8 is a holistic container gardening kit that, in the designer’s words, “unites the social elements of food, ethical and moral issues about food production, and contemporary technology.” I love the classic, handmade quality of Derksen’s design. In this digital … Read More…
Category: Container Gardening, Creating, Edible Landscaping, Green & Sustainable, Herb Gardens, Urban Agriculture
Tags: gardening kits
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July 29, 2011
It may look like a pizza box, but inside is not a pie but rather all one needs to grow what could become the pizza’s veggie toppings, and more. ALLOTINABOX™ is a super cool GYO kit complete with information to … Read More…
Category: Bulbs and Plants, Community Gardens, Composting, Edible Landscaping, Finding, Green & Sustainable, Urban Agriculture, Window Boxes
Tags: gardening in UK, gardening kits, GIY, seeds
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May 10, 2010
So you want to grow your own veggies but don’t have a garden, no problem! Garden in the Koop’s Patio Garden brings the garden to you in an egg carton filled with something for your patio, your deck or even … Read More…
Category: Container Gardening, Edible Landscaping, Finding, Food & Entertaining, Garden Design, Great Finds, Green & Sustainable, Urban Agriculture
Tags: gardening kits, small space gardening, urban gardening, urban vegetable gardening, vegetable gardens
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December 18, 2009
It’s the Holidaze, and you may have waited till the bitter end as I have. For your garden and green-loving friends and family who may be short on space, here are some cool last minute gifts that I love either … Read More…
Category: Books, Bulbs and Plants, Container Gardening, Containers and Pots, Edible Landscaping, Finding, Great Finds, Green & Sustainable, Green Gadgets, Herb Gardens, Hydroponics, Lifestyle, Reclaimed & Recycled, Urban Agriculture, Vertical Gardens, Water, Window Boxes
Tags: birdfeeders, ergonomic garden tools, garden gifts, garden tools, gardening books, gardening kits, growing food, Herb Gardens, indoor gardening, kitchen gardens, living sustainably, plants, self-watering pots, Urban Agriculture, urban homesteading, Window Boxes
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November 23, 2009
Eleanor’s Garden, inspired by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt’s 1943 White House Victory Garden, is a complete, compact, portable garden in a kit delivered to your door. Set up and planted in less than an hour, the kit contains … Read More…
Category: Container Gardening, Containers and Pots, Edible Landscaping, Finding, Garden Design, Great Finds, Green & Sustainable, Raised Beds
Tags: container beds, gardening kits, vegetable gardening
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