Hope Gardens

My little company was founded in April 2009! Ten years has FLOWN by. We are celebrating in lots of ways …
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Last year my husband and I started making a concerted effort to protect Monarch butterflies in our backyard. We would …
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Hope Gardens Seed Starting Guide   Notes: Sunflowers are sensitive to root disturbance so be careful when transplanting. Swiss Chard …
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My lovely friends Jason and Sarah, LA’s best pet trainers at Connected Canine, were such an inspiration. Check out their …
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Here is Hope Gardens Spring/Summer Organic Vegetable Planting Guide. All the how-to’s and how-not-to’s. Spring In: Guide to Installing Your …
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“Blue skies smilin’ at me Nothin’ but blue skies do I see Bluebirds singin’ a song Nothin’ but blue skies …
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When you have limited space in your home vegetable garden, you have to make tough choices about what to grow. …
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Gallery of beautiful raised beds and protective hutches. We use redwood as it is natural and pest and rot-resistant. Cedar …
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Hope Gardens promotes a more environmentally-conscious approach to landscaping. Fortunately, this can still mean a colorful garden, full of contrast …
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I love you guys. I mean it. Cause I don’t even like beets. But YOU do. And beets are easy …
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Now here’s a veggie totally suited for a WTF, CSA? blog. This veggie is sometimes called the sputnik of vegetables …
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Welcome to the wonderful wonders of WINTER GARDENS! I am profiling my favorite winter veggies this month. I hope to …
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Carrots are delicious, nutritious and fun to grow, but surprisingly challenging. These five tips will make sure your planting is …
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Turnip greens can be picked gingerly while turnips are growing. You can probably get one or two harvests before allowing …
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Radish greens are delicious in potato soup. A very simple way to prepare radish greens is to saute them in …
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This simple classic (which can be made with any type of green) is great on its own as a side …
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Mustard is handy in the garden as a great companion plant and when left to go to seed, the tiny …
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Collard greens are often associated with heavy Southern cooking which can include a lot of fattening pork and/or bacon. Here’s …
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Veggie gardens need special care. Vegetable plants are prone to all sorts of disease and fungus. They are highly sought …
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Click here for your free download: Your Hope Garden Guide to Juicing/Smoothie Gardens Happy New Year! I am wanting to …
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Composting is confounding to a lot of people. Let’s see if we can clear the air and get everyone composting …
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Plant, harvest and prepare radishes with this handy how-to guide. HOW TO PLANT & HARVEST Radishes are winter veggies. Plant …
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Kale, like other greens, can be juiced with carrots and pureed raw in fruit smoothies…and hardly tasted by children and the green-phobic.
Here’s a great recipe for kale chips from www.food-loves-wine.com. Follow Sara on Twitter too. http://twitter.com/#!/foodloveswine.

To prepare Swiss Chard, after cleansing well, pull leaves away from thick stalks. Chop the stalks up and then tear the leaves in smaller pieces.

I feel compelled to address the issue of the CDC recalling all forms of romaine lettuce. This action brings up …
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Working around and under palm trees can be tricky. Palm trees have fine invasive roots that choke out plants growing …
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Multiple paths and patios of DG and flagstone, surrounded by trees, drought-tolerant plants and mulch.    

Heidi was one of our many DWP cash-for-grass rebate clients. Creating seating spaces is a fantastic way of lowering ones …
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Nicole had a vision for this beautiful dry river bed for the front yard and it turned out perfect.