There are several cultures known for eating flowers in ancient times – among them India, Rome, the Middle East and China. This article will focus on China, where edible flowers were included in the...
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In schools around Jakarta, Indonesia, students, teachers and families are rolling up their sleeves and are learning about good health and nutrition by growing their own organic vegetables. Our school gardening activity is a ...
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Okay, this picture was too cute not to share with you ... future edible landscape artists? I love school gardening programs -- it's been shown that kids will eat what they grow! Delete the scoop?
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As many of our favorite flowers blossom, we're planning to incorporate the edible varieties into our menus. Here are four favorite recipes to add a bit of 
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Glad you liked it! I thought it was a pretty good article too :D
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Our winter vegetable garden is just about finished. This week I'm going to tear out most of it and plant tomatoes and a few other summer veggies. I may keep some of the arugula that has gone to flower a little longer.
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Arugula (rocket) has the most wonderful flowers ... they smell and taste wonderful! Delete the scoop?
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A Red Baron peach tree blooming at a friend's house. I planted one of these at my mom's place and I wish I had one too. Beautiful flowers followed by tasty fruit. Delete the scoop?
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We return to the gardens of Villandry for their winter and autumn splendour. Delete the scoop?
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Ron Finley plants vegetable gardens in South Central LA -- in abandoned lots, traffic medians, along the curbs. Why? For fun, for defiance, for beauty and to offer some alternative to fast food in ...
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Marjory works with Bonnie Grace Rising in her 60's to help her garden. Bonnie, like a lot of folks, has some back and knee problems. We discuss how to grow f...
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Phenomenal example of an Herb Spiral at Joan Baron's home
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Fruit, veggies, and lettuce are all in some of these unusual yet pretty bridal bouquets ... Delete the scoop?
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"The garden, which is near 98th Ave. and San Leandro St. in East Oakland, serves as a living lab where kids and families learn how to raise fruits and vegetables, and revitalize ancestral knowledge about growing food." Delete the scoop?
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Three unusual tomatoes with bags of flavour and character. Delete the scoop?
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Interesting article on garden design trends ... do you agree with him? Delete the scoop?
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The movement to bring vegetable gardens into school started about 11 years ago and is supported by Schools are Gardening in Evanston.
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There are more photos here if you click through ... no plants yet, but I like what they're doing with their raised beds here. Interesting design! Delete the scoop?
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Our gardens are full of plants that are extremely tasty. Is it time to eat more of them? Delete the scoop?
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Before the blossoms have all fallen, I want to share these pictures of my Pineapple quince trees. Like other quince varieties, they grow no more than fifteen feet high, and each forms an umbrella-l... Delete the scoop?
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Who says a vegetable and flower garden have to be separate. Planting vegetables with flowers can reap some beautiful and edible benefits. Delete the scoop?
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Newbie gardener Sarah Bird realises that gardening is less about being green-fingered, and more about confidence. Delete the scoop?
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I have a special place in my heart for currant tomatoes. They're wild and free-growing. They are quite literally their own species (Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium). Naughty, unruly, and rebellious, ... Delete the scoop?
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Try the new gardening trend of edible landscaping that lets you be able to eat your yard by growing beautiful and bountiful plants.
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Lovely article by a "farm" magazine! Delete the scoop?
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The renovation of a narrow side yard into an edible landscape full of "cocktail ingredients"! Design sketches, plant lists, and more. Delete the scoop?
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Summer is a season for celebrating salads, and what is a salad without cucumber? Peek through the lush foilage in our greenhouse and experimental garden this summer, and you’ll find a interesting variety of these refreshing specimens. Delete the scoop?
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