Spring Vegetable Garden Virtual Workshops
0February 22, 2021 by Hope Gardens

Pay for all three workshops here! https://py.pl/2zbkCmysAOE Hope Gardens Spring Vegetable Workshop will cover: How to design your garden How …
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Pruning 101
0December 14, 2020 by Hope Gardens

This is a hard and fast lesson so strap in! Have a pair of sharp shears. I like Fiskars products …
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Pollinator Gardening…bees, butterflies and hummingbirds.
0March 1, 2020 by Hope Gardens

I’ve worked in edible gardening and native landscaping for over 10 years. Permaculture and sustainability are the backbones of my …
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Category Uncategorized | Tags: bees, butterfly, hummingbird, pollinator, Vegetable Garden, vegetable gardening
HOW TO GROW A STRAWBERRY PATCH
0January 2, 2020 by Hope Gardens

Hello garden warriors! I’ve had my vegetable gardening business for ten years and a plant that has vexed my clients …
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Category DIY Garden Guides, Vegetable gardening | Tags: Garden, strawberry, vegetable beds
How to Blanch Greens (the easy way), starring those superstars of nutrition, broccoli leaves
0April 3, 2019 by Hope Gardens

Sure, the traditional green broccoli head floret is very attractive and to grow one feels like such an accomplishment. But …
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Category Recipes, Vegetable gardening | Tags: blanch, blanching, broccoli, Garden, GREENS, Harvest, recipe, vegetable beds, Vegetable Garden, vegetable gardening
Before & After Landscaping Photos: Jason & Sarah
0August 1, 2017 by Hope Gardens

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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Is It Cool In Here Or Is It Just My Garden?
0October 5, 2016 by Hope Gardens
Category DIY Garden Guides, Vegetable gardening | Tags: Agriculture, Carrot, companion planting, Compost, Cook, edible garden, edible gardening, fall, flower, fruit, Garden, Garlic, GREENS, Harvest, Home, Home garden, Los Angeles, organic, pea, Plant, Radish, raised bed, raised bed garden, raised garden bed, Salad, Seed, Snap pea, Soil, Southern California, Square foot gardening, Vegetable, vegetable gardening, veggie, winter
How to Grow Blueberries
0July 5, 2016 by Hope Gardens

“Blue skies smilin’ at me Nothin’ but blue skies do I see Bluebirds singin’ a song Nothin’ but blue skies …
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Category DIY Garden Guides, Vegetable gardening | Tags: Agriculture, blueberries, blueberry, Cook, edible garden, edible gardening, flower, fruit, Garden, Harvest, Home, Home garden, Los Angeles, nature, organic, Plant, Southern California, summer, Vegetable Garden, vegetable gardening
Planting the Parkway
0September 29, 2015 by Hope Gardens
Here’s a list of all the great groundcovers and low-growing plants you can add to your parkway and still get …
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A MONTH OF WINTER VEGGIES: BROCCOLI (and the real star: their LEAVES)
0December 30, 2014 by Hope Gardens

When you have limited space in your home vegetable garden, you have to make tough choices about what to grow. …
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Category Recipes, Vegetable gardening | Tags: Agriculture, companion planting, Compost, Cook, Cooking, edible garden, edible gardening, flower, Garden, GREENS, Harvest, Home, Home garden, juicing, organic, raised bed garden, raised garden bed, recipe, Square foot gardening, Vegetable, Vegetable Garden
Raised Bed Veggie Gardens
0September 9, 2014 by Hope Gardens

For your inspiration, here is a gallery of some of our beautiful raised beds and protective hutches. We use redwood …
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Drought-Tolerant Landscaping
0May 4, 2014 by Hope Gardens

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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Category Landscaping | Tags: Garden, landscaping. drought, native, Southern California
A MONTH OF WINTER VEGGIES: BEETS (and the blog-bombing PEA SHOOT)
1January 10, 2014 by Hope Gardens

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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Category Recipes, Vegetable gardening | Tags: Beet, companion planting, Cook, Garden, Garlic, GREENS, Harvest, Home, Home garden, organic, pea shoot, Plant, potato, raised bed garden, Salad, Snap pea, Soil, Square foot gardening, Vegetable, Vegetable Garden, Vinegar
A MONTH OF WINTER VEGGIES: KOHLRABI
0January 8, 2014 by Hope Gardens

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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Category Recipes, Vegetable gardening | Tags: Compost, Cook, edible garden, edible gardening, flower, Garden, garden bed, Garlic, GREENS, Harvest, Home, Home garden, kale, kohlrabi, organic, Plant, raised bed, raised bed garden, raised garden bed, recipe, Square foot gardening, Vegetable, Vegetable Garden
A Month of Winter Veggies: ARUGULA
0January 6, 2014 by Hope Gardens

Welcome to the wonderful wonders of WINTER GARDENS! I am profiling my favorite winter veggies this month. I hope to …
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Category Recipes, Vegetable gardening | Tags: Agriculture, arugula, Compost, Cook, edible gardening, flower, Garden, GREENS, Harvest, Home, Home garden, lettuce, organic, Plant, raised bed, raised bed gardening, recipe, Salad, Seed, Square foot gardening, Vegetable Garden, vegetable gardening
5 Secrets to Growing Great Carrots
0October 29, 2013 by Hope Gardens

Carrots are delicious, nutritious and fun to grow, but surprisingly challenging. These five tips will make sure your planting is …
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Category Vegetable gardening | Tags: Agriculture, Carrot, Compost, Cook, flower, Garden, Harvest, Home, Home garden, lettuce, Los Angeles, nature, organic, Plant, Radish, raised bed garden, raised garden bed, Soil, Square foot gardening, Vegetable, Vegetable Garden
“The best fertilizer is the shadow of the gardener.”
0October 13, 2013 by Hope Gardens
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Why Winter is the Coolest Growing Season Around
0August 16, 2013 by Hope Gardens

“Let us love winter, for it is the spring of genius.” Pietro Aretino We are so fortunate here in Southern …
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Category Vegetable gardening | Tags: Garden, Home garden, Leaf vegetable, Plant, Purple Haze, raised bed garden, Snap pea, Southern California, Square foot gardening, Vegetable, Winter garden
Winter Veggie Taco Salad
0July 29, 2013 by Hope Gardens
Okay, I love salads like no one’s business. And this one is ah-mazing. The talented Rachel Oberg from De Ma …
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Category Recipes | Tags: bean, Chili powder, Cook, Home, lettuce, Salad, Taco, Taco Salad, Vegetable, winter, winter veggies
Cooking With Turnip Greens
0July 29, 2013 by Hope Gardens
Turnip greens can be picked gingerly while turnips are growing. You can probably get one or two harvests before allowing …
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Category Recipes | Tags: Black pepper, Cook, Dijon, Garlic, GREENS, Mustard (condiment), Olive oil, recipe, Tablespoon, Turnip
Cooking with Radish Greens
0July 29, 2013 by Hope Gardens
Radish greens are delicious in potato soup. A very simple way to prepare radish greens is to saute them in …
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Category Recipes | Tags: Black pepper, Cook, Granny Smith, GREENS, Home, Kosher salt, Radish, recipe, Salad, Vinegar
Cooking with Beet Greens
0July 29, 2013 by Hope Gardens
This simple classic (which can be made with any type of green) is great on its own as a side …
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Category Recipes | Tags: Beet, Condiments, Cook, Crushed red pepper, Garlic, GREENS, Olive oil, recipe, Tablespoon, Vinegar
Cooking with Mustard Greens
0July 29, 2013 by Hope Gardens
Mustard is handy in the garden as a great companion plant and when left to go to seed, the tiny …
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Category Recipes | Tags: Brassica juncea, Broth, Cook, Garden, Garlic, Home, Home garden, Olive oil, Onion, organic, Plant, recipe, Sautéing
Cooking with Collard Greens
0July 29, 2013 by Hope Gardens
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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Category Recipes | Tags: Broth, Collard greens, Cook, Garlic, Home, Liquid smoke, Olive oil, recipe, Vinegar
My Famous Basil Pesto
0July 29, 2013 by Hope Gardens

My basil is simple, straight-forward, traditional, easy and delicious! I usually have about three different basils going in my garden …
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Category Recipes | Tags: Basil, Food, Food processor, Olive oil, Parmigiano-Reggiano, Pesto, Pine nut, Plant
Peas Harvest Me
0March 22, 2013 by Hope Gardens
Your snap peas will reward your harvesting with more snap peas! Same is true for almost all veggies. And don’t …
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Category Vegetable gardening | Tags: Agriculture, bean, Garden, pea, Snap pea, spring, Square foot gardening, summer, Vegetable
A Dozen Homemade Organic Garden Remedies
49January 3, 2013 by Hope Gardens

Veggie gardens need special care. Vegetable plants are prone to all sorts of disease and fungus. They are highly sought …
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Category DIY Garden Guides, Vegetable gardening | Tags: Castile soap, Dishwashing liquid, flower, Garden, Home, organic, Organic Oil Soap Pesticide Spray, Plant, Sea spray, Seaweed fertiliser, Sodium bicarbonate, Spray bottle
Your Hope Garden Guide to Juicing/Smoothie Gardens
0January 1, 2013 by Hope Gardens
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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Category DIY Garden Guides, Recipes, Vegetable gardening | Tags: Agriculture, diet, Garden, Home, juicing, New Year, Plant, resolutions, Smoothie, smoothies, Soil, Square foot gardening, Vegetable
DIY Raised Redwood Bed How To
1October 26, 2012 by Hope Gardens

Raised beds are great for growing veggies in for several reasons. 1. That perfect garden soil that you will so …
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Category DIY Garden Guides, Vegetable gardening | Tags: Compost, Garden, raised bed garden, Square foot gardening
The best compatible flowers for organic vegetable growing
4September 19, 2012 by Hope Gardens

Planting flowers in the garden is very important. If you didn’t do it when you installed your garden, I will …
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Category Landscaping, Vegetable gardening | Tags: bees, companion planting, compatible plants, flower, Garden, Home garden, organic, Plant, Vegetable
How to Grow Potatoes at Home
1September 12, 2012 by Hope Gardens
Disclaimer: We have had luck with growing spuds in trash cans but even more luck in plastic storage bins with …
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Category Vegetable gardening | Tags: fertilizer, Garden, Home garden, organic, Plant, potato, potatoes, Seed, Soil
Compost 101
4August 16, 2012 by Hope Gardens

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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Category DIY Garden Guides, Vegetable gardening | Tags: Compost, Garden, worm
Radish – From Seed to Plate
4August 3, 2012 by Hope Gardens

Plant, harvest and prepare radishes with this handy how-to guide. HOW TO PLANT & HARVEST Radishes are winter veggies. Plant …
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Category Recipes, Vegetable gardening | Tags: Carrot, Garden, Harvest, Radish, Seed, Seedling, Soil, Square foot gardening
Cooking with Kale
0December 28, 2010 by Hope Gardens
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.
Category Recipes | Tags: Garden, kale, kale chips, organic, recipe
Cooking Swiss Chard
0December 17, 2010 by Hope Gardens
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.
Category Recipes | Tags: Garden, Home, organic, recipe, swiss chard
how to feed your garden
0February 2, 2021 by Hope Gardens

Introducing Stewards Animal-Free Fertilizers! I have been researching organic fertilizers for over ten years and I’m proud to bring you …
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Category DIY Garden Guides, Fertilizer, Vegetable gardening | Tags: fertilizer, organic, regenerative, vegan
Animal-Free is the future.
Comments Off on Animal-Free is the future.June 17, 2020 by Hope Gardens

Everyone is concerned about issues of animal welfare, transparency from our corporations and food safety. Whether you are vegan or …
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Grow Your Own Thanksgiving
0October 26, 2019 by Hope Gardens

“Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls …
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Category Recipes | Tags: crafts, Garden, gardening, herbs, holiday, Home garden, recipe, Vegetable Garden, vegetable gardening
HG Quick Tip: Keep your precious soil microbes alive and well with a hose filter.
0June 28, 2019 by Hope Gardens

One of the easiest ways to keep your soil healthy is to invest in a hose filter. A hose filter …
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Category Landscaping, Vegetable gardening | Tags: Garden, microbes, organic, Vegetable Garden
Support your veggies!
0June 22, 2019 by Hope Gardens

Summer is all about plant supports. You may know about beans and tomatoes needing posts and cages, but did you …
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Category Vegetable gardening | Tags: Garden, garden bed, gardening, organic, organic garden, organic gardening, raised bed, raised bed garden, raised bed gardening, raised beds, raised garden bed, Square foot gardening, summer, Summer squash, supports, vegetable beds, Vegetable Garden, vegetable gardening, verticalgarden, verticalgardening