The Basics Names of gardeners: Willi and Jon Galloway URL: www.digginfood.com Location: Seattle, Washington (USA) Size: Not big enough! About 200 square feet. Orientation: South Zone: 8b Years gardened: Installed in April 2008. The Details Style: Geometric raised beds. Inspiration: The garden my mom kept when I was growing up. She grew an astonishing amount […]
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Garden Tour: Marcelle’s bountiful balcony
The Basics Gardener: Marcelle Stone Location: Spokane, WA, United States Size: Edges of an 8 foot-by-12-foot balcony (tried to keep the weight over support posts) Orientation: West-ish Zone: 5b Years gardened: Three Style: Let’s see what we can grow in a pot. The Details Inspiration: British window boxes Favourite element: End-of-summer overgrowth Favourite plants: Herbs: […]
Garden Tour: Francesca and Scott’s incredible edible garden
The Basics Gardeners: Francesca and Scott Location: Portland, Oregon Size: The total lot is 50′ x 100′ but the backyard is only a tiny portion of that. Orientation: Northeast Zone: 8b Years gardened: 3 The Details Style: Chaotic Inspiration: Eating Favorite element(s): Miniature fruit! Favorite plant(s): Banana, pineapple, fly eating thing. Biggest challenge: The rocks […]
Garden Tour: Andrea and Ben’s urban patio
Today marks the launch of Rock n’ Scroll: the Heavy Petal Garden Tour (woot!). See gardens from around the world, and share your garden with the whole wide web. Here’s how. To kick off the tour, I’m sharing my own back patio with you. Enjoy! The basics Gardeners: Andrea Bellamy and Ben Garfinkel (with daughter […]
Submit your garden! Take us on a garden tour.
Everyone loves a garden tour. But we can’t personally visit all the great and deserving gardens around the world. So climb aboard the Heavy Petal tour bus, where you can tour fellow readers’ gardens rain or shine, in spring or the depths of winter. The tour is full of fun people. And you don’t have […]