Plants That Fight Crime: How Community Gardens Lower Crime Rates
By Mary Ellen Ellis
The benefits of community gardening run deep, and they include a clear reduction in crime rates in urban areas.
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Information About Urban Gardens
Whether it’s a balcony garden or rooftop garden, urban garden layouts can actually be quite versatile so you don’t have to live out in the country to enjoy growing your favorite plants and veggies. With our urban gardening ideas, you’ll find tips for starting an urban garden of any size. Learn how to grow urban vegetable gardens and care for your plants in the city, even in an apartment. You, too, can enjoy home grown veggies. So keep reading to find all the information you need to create fabulous urban garden layouts anywhere.
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Community Garden Types – Planning Plots With A Purpose
By Bonnie L. Grant, Certified Urban Agriculturist
There are so many fabulous reasons to start a community garden. Read about different kinds and how to start.
How To Build Community By Starting A Garden
By Mary Ellen Ellis
The many wonderful benefits of community gardening start with interacting and planning. Read tips on how to start.
How Community Gardens Benefit The Economy And Your Wallet
By Amy Grant
Learn about the diverse and important movement toward community gardening and how community gardens benefit everyone.
Sharing Garden Ideas: Benefits From Sharing Community Gardens
By Tonya Barnett, (Author of FRESHCUTKY)
Nothing feels better than sharing with others. For information on neighborhood gardens that share and some garden sharing ideas, click here.
Indoor Farming Ideas – Tips For Farming Inside Your Home
By Mary Ellen Ellis
Indoor agriculture is a growing trend. Growing food inside conserves resources and allows for year-round growth. Find ideas here.
Vertical Farming How To: Starting A Vertical Farm In Your House
By Laura Miller
Starting a vertical farm at home can provide fresh veggies year-round. Click here to learn more about starting an indoor vertical farm.
Indoor Edible Gardening – Creative Ways To Grow Food Indoors
By Laura Miller
What if you could find ways to grow food indoors and still keep a pleasing home décor? You can with these creative edible garden ideas.
What Is A Backyard Farm – Backyard Farming In The City
By Bonnie L. Grant, Certified Urban Agriculturist
You don't have to raise farm animals to try urban backyard farming. It’s not only possible but can be done many ways. Click here for ideas.
Best Crops For Hydroponics: Cultivating Veggie Hydroponics At Home
By Becca Badgett, Co-author of How to Grow an EMERGENCY Garden
Hydroponic growing is done indoors without soil. If you’re want to know what indoor hydroponic vegetables are easiest to grow, click here.
Crops For Small Gardens: Fall Gardening Ideas For Small Spaces
By Tonya Barnett, (Author of FRESHCUTKY)
Exploring fall gardening ideas for small spaces is an excellent way to maximize the season and beautify your surroundings. Learn more here.
Indoor Edible Problems – Issues With Growing Veggies Inside
By Laura Miller
Growing an indoor garden is a good way to have veggies year-round. But be aware of indoor vegetable problems beforehand. Click here for info.
Urban Meadow Gardening: Can You Plant A Meadow In The City
By Tonya Barnett, (Author of FRESHCUTKY)
Urban meadow gardening has gained traction among homeowners and city councils. Interested in growing an urban garden? Click here for more info.
Community Gardening During Covid – Socially Distant Community Gardens
By Amy Grant
Community gardening during Covid is a bit different than before, so how do socially distant community gardens look today? Learn more here.
Vines For Small Spaces: Growing Vines In The City
By Amy Grant
There are plenty of vines for small spaces, even vines that can be grown in containers. Learn how to grow vines with little to no space here.
Vertical Apartment Balcony Garden: Growing A Balcony Vertical Garden
By Mary H. Dyer, Credentialed Garden Writer
A balcony vertical garden is a great way to make good use of limited space. Click here for ideas and tips on creating an apartment balcony garden.
Landscaping With Neighbors: Planting A Friendly Neighbor Perennial Garden
By Laura Miller
Does your neighborhood lack color and vibrancy? Perhaps there are areas that need updating? Planting a perennial garden for neighbors is one way to make the neighborhood more welcoming. Click here to learn more about creating a friendly neighbor perennial garden.
Urban Microclimate Wind – Learn About Wind Microclimate Around Buildings
By Amy Grant
If you’re a gardener, you are no doubt familiar with microclimates. In urban settings, microclimate swings can be a result of increased temperatures that create high wind microclimates around buildings. To learn more about wind microclimates, click here.
Urban Farming Facts – Information About Agriculture In The City
By Bonnie L. Grant, Certified Urban Agriculturist
Urban agriculture might be the next thing for you to try. With urban agriculture, one isn’t limited on where to garden. For more information on just what urban agriculture is, click the following article.
Creating An Urban Jungle: Urban Jungle Apartment Ideas
By Mary Ellen Ellis
Living in a small apartment in the city doesn’t mean you have to live without plants. Create an urban jungle apartment space to enjoy the benefits of soothing nature indoors. And this isn’t limited to apartments – you can do it in any setting. Learn how in this article.
Full Sun Window Boxes: Choosing Window Box Plants For Sun Exposure
By Tonya Barnett, (Author of FRESHCUTKY)
The decision regarding what to grow in window boxes will depend on the growing conditions where sited. Considering water needs and amount of sunlight will be key in growing successful window boxes. Click here for window box designs for full sun locations.
What Is An Agrihood: What’s It Like Living In An Agrihood
By Liz Baessler
A relatively new phenomenon, agrihoods are residential areas that incorporate agriculture in some way, be it with garden plots, farm stands, or an entire working farm. Click here to learn more about what makes an agrihood work.
Planting On Walls: How To Create Outdoor Wall Gardens
By Bonnie L. Grant, Certified Urban Agriculturist
Planting on walls is only one way to garden upward, but it is a good use of an already existing structure and there are tons of ways to make it really pop. Here are some great ideas on how to create outdoor wall gardens. Click this article for more info.
Trees For Small Spaces: Choosing The Best Trees For Urban Gardens
By Liz Baessler
Trees can be a fantastic garden element. They're eye-catching and they create a real sense of texture and level. But if you have a very small space to work with, especially an urban garden, your choice of trees is somewhat limited. Get help with that here.
Perennials For Hell Strips: Choosing Perennial Plants For Hell Strip Planting
By Mary H. Dyer, Credentialed Garden Writer
A hell strip is that forlorn strip between the sidewalk and the street. With a little advance planning and a careful choice of hell strip perennial plants, you can turn the hell strip into an urban oasis. Click here for examples of suitable perennials for hell strips.
Is Fire Escape Gardening Legal: Fire Escape Garden Ideas And Information
By Liz Baessler
Living in a city can put a real damper on gardening dreams. There's one excellent growing location that's usually native only to cities: fire escapes. Learn some fire escape garden tips and fire escape garden ideas in this article.
How Do I Start A Garden Club: Tips On Starting A Garden Club
By Teo Spengler
You love to putter about in your garden but it's even more fun when you're part of a group of passionate gardeners who unite to trade information, swap stories, and give each other a hand. Why not think about starting a garden club? Get started here.
Small Space Gardening Ideas: Tips For Creating Gardens In Small Spaces
By Liz Baessler
We may all have dreams of big, expansive gardens, but the reality is that most of us simply don't have the space. Find tips and information about plants for small spaces and how to make a garden with little space in this article.
Community Garden Fundraising Ideas: Developing Community Garden Grant Proposals
By Liz Baessler
Community gardens take a decent amount of money to get off the ground, and you'll probably need financial help in the beginning. Learn more about grant funding for community gardens and community garden fundraising ideas here.
Volunteers In Community Gardens – Tips For Starting A Community Garden
By Bonnie L. Grant, Certified Urban Agriculturist
Volunteering for community gardens is often the perfect match for plant enthusiasts. Some municipalities have special programs to help. This article provides more information on organizing volunteers for community gardens.
Community Garden Ideas – Ideas For Garden Club Projects
By Mary H. Dyer, Credentialed Garden Writer
Now that your garden club or community garden is up and running with an enthusiastic group of avid gardeners, what's next? If you're stumped when it comes to ideas for garden club projects, this article will help.
Winter Flower Boxes: Tips On Creating Winter Window Boxes
By Liz Baessler
You can have flowers and fresh vegetables all summer long with urban window box gardens. But what do you do with it when winter comes? How do you keep it from looking drab? Learn more here about window flower boxes in winter.
Urban Garden Problems: Common Issues Affecting Urban Gardens
By Kristi Waterworth
Urban gardening can be a great experience for the whole family, but it's not without its problems. Learn more about common problems urban gardeners experience in this article so you're ready if your garden stumbles upon these issues.
Urban Shade Gardens: Tips On Urban Gardening In Low Light
By Liz Baessler
If you garden in an urban area, space isn't the only thing getting in your way. Limited windows and shadows can seriously cut down on essential light. Learn more about plants for low light gardens in urban areas here.
Winterizing Urban Gardens: Caring For Urban Gardens In Winter
By Liz Baessler
Urban gardening is often synonymous with small space gardening, and urban gardening in the winter is no exception. Check out this article for more information on how to overwinter an urban garden.
Urban Landscaping Ideas: Tips On Creating Ornamental Urban Gardens
By Teo Spengler
Many homeowners dream of creating ornamental urban gardens to fill the gap, but are not sure about urban garden design. However, the basic concepts are easy and you can find tips and ideas in this article to help get you started.
Urban Gardening: The Ultimate Guide To City Gardening
By Nikki Tilley, Author of The Bulb-o-licious Garden
Whether it?s an apartment balcony garden or a rooftop garden, you can still enjoy growing all your favorite plants and veggies. This Beginner?s Guide to Urban Gardening will help get you started. Click here for more info.
Contaminated Soil Treatment: Managing Contaminated Soil In City Gardens
By Amy Grant
Urban agriculture runs a higher risk of soil contamination. This article discusses urban gardening in potentially bad soil and managing contaminated soil in city gardens. Click here to learn more about urban soil contamination.
Hugelkultur Information: Tips On Using The Hugelkultur System
By Bonnie L. Grant, Certified Urban Agriculturist
A hugelkultur system is an excellent way to harvest and recycle any woody materials around the garden. What is a hugelkulture bed? It is a gardening method that starts out with a pile of logs and branches. Click for more hugelkulture information.
Urban Gardening Supplies – Tools For Starting A Community Garden
By Teo Spengler
How do you begin to assemble all the tools for urban gardens necessary for starting a community garden? Learn about how to identify the requisite supplies for urban gardening in the article that follows.
What Is Micro Gardening: Learn About Outdoor/Indoor Micro Gardening
By Amy Grant
Good things come in small packages as the saying goes, and urban micro gardening is no exception. So what is micro gardening and what are some useful micro gardening tips to get you started? Click this article to learn more.
Urban Garden Pollution: Managing City Pollution Problems For Gardens
By Mary H. Dyer, Credentialed Garden Writer
Urban garden pollution is a serious problem that many enthusiastic gardeners don't take into consideration. Before you plan your urban garden, take time to think about the many pollution effects in city gardens. Click here for more info.
Urban Garden Rat Problem – Tips For Rat Control In City Gardens
By Amy Grant
Urban gardeners battle the same set of pests and diseases that rural gardeners do with one wily addition - rats. What kind of rat control can be practiced in city gardens to deal with the urban garden rat problem? Find out in this article.
Urban Apartment Gardening: Gardening Tips For Apartment Dwellers
By Bonnie L. Grant, Certified Urban Agriculturist
Growing veggies and larger specimens in an apartment can be a challenge. Fortunately, urban gardening ideas abound and there are a host of ways to grow tiny gardens for the space restricted gardener. This article will help.
Vacant Lot Gardening: Tips For Planting Veggies In Vacant Lots
By Amy Grant
Using vacant spaces as gardens is by no means a new idea; in fact, it's steeped in history. Perhaps, there is a vacant lot in your neighborhood that you have often thought would be perfect for a community garden. How to garden on a vacant lot? Find out here.
Urban Fruit Tree Info: Tips For Growing Columnar Fruit Trees
By Mary H. Dyer, Credentialed Garden Writer
Columnar fruit trees are basically trees that grow up instead of out. Because the branches are short, the trees are well-suited to small gardens in urban or suburban environments. Learn how to grow these trees in this article.
Plant Trampling And Theft In Gardens: How To Protect Plants From Strangers
By Bonnie L. Grant, Certified Urban Agriculturist
Plants near any populated sidewalk, street, easy-to-access pots, and community garden plants can be damaged or preyed upon. Some tips on how to protect plants from strangers may help protect your garden space. Read more here.
Winter Care On Balconies: Tips For Overwintering Balcony Gardens
By Amy Grant
Balcony gardens in winter do require some extra TLC to ensure their continuing health for the next growing season. Read this article to learn more about balcony winter care for plants.
Community Garden Information – How To Start A Community Garden
By Susan Patterson, Master Gardener
Community gardens are great for those with little space. Read here for more community garden information and what to plant in a community garden plot. Click this article to learn more.
Biointensive Balcony Gardening – How To Grow Biointensive Gardens On Balconies
By Susan Patterson, Master Gardener
Many plants grow exceptionally well in small spaces using biointensive techniques. So what is biointensive gardening? Read this article to find out more about this easy form of balcony gardening.
Apartment Gardening Guide – Information On Apartment Gardening For Beginners
By Jackie Carroll
Living in an apartment doesn't have to mean living without plants. Gardening on a small scale can be enjoyable and fulfilling. Learn more about apartment gardening in this article.
Allotment Gardens – Learning About Urban Community Gardening
By Heather Rhoades
Allotment gardens allow city and apartment dwellers to enjoy the benefits of gardening and foster a spirit of community. The benefits of community gardens are many and can be found in this article.
Urban Garden Space: Recycled Furniture For The Garden
By Sandra O'Hare
Recycled garden furniture booms as urban communities vow to go green. Learn more about using furniture for the garden in the following article and begin your own recycling project today.
Learn More About Balcony Vegetable Gardening
By Kathee Mierzejewski
Growing a vegetable garden on a balcony is not all that difficult, and you can truly have a fruitful balcony vegetable garden. This article will help get you started, so click here now.
Being An Urban Gardener: Creating A City Vegetable Garden
By Nikki Tilley, Author of The Bulb-o-licious Garden
Even if you're an urban gardener with little space, you can still benefit from growing a city vegetable garden. Use the following information to help get you started. Click here to get started.
Gardening Laws And Ordinances – Common Garden Laws
By Heather Rhoades
A gardening law can cause your best laid plans to go head to head with local law enforcement, so it is important that you check to see if your locality has any laws that affect your yard. This article will help.
Potted Veggies: Alternative Solutions For Urban Gardeners
By Nikki Tilley, Author of The Bulb-o-licious Garden
What happens if you're an urban gardener lacking enough space for a vegetable garden? Consider growing them in containers. Find out more in this article and make the most of your limited space.
What Is A No-Dig Garden Bed: How To Make A No-Till Garden
By Liz Baessler
Why are no-dig or no-till garden beds so popular? Because they're better for the environment, better for your plants, and much easier on your back. Click to learn more.
Urban Patio Gardens: Designing A Patio Garden In The City
By Liz Baessler
Whether you want a refreshingly green place to sit or a productive edible space, you?d be amazed what you can do with a small urban patio. This article will help with tips and information for creating an urban patio garden.
Urban Rock Garden Tips: Creating A Rock Garden In The City
By Liz Baessler
Rock gardens are perfect for small, barren spaces because they welcome plants that are used to just such an environment and make for a different, but still brightly floral, use of space. Click here to learn about city rock garden design.
Rooftop Gardening For City Dwellers
By Nikki Tilley, Author of The Bulb-o-licious Garden
If you enjoy gardening but find yourself limited by space, rooftop gardening can provide an excellent alternative, especially for city dwellers. For help with getting started, read this article.
What Is An Urban Garden: Learn About Urban Garden Design
By Liz Baessler
While gardening in the city may not be as easy as stepping outside into a fertile backyard, it?s far from impossible and in some ways even preferable! Click this article to learn more about creating an urban garden.
Creating Your Own Rooftop Garden
By Heather Rhoades
In more urban areas, a gardener is limited in the amount of space that they have. Rooftop gardens are an ideal way for an urban gardener to expand on space. Learn more here.
City Gardening In The Ozarks: How To Garden In The City
By Debbie Slack
Gardening in the city can be very different than in surrounding rural areas. Learn more about those differences in this article so you can have your own city garden. Click here to learn more.
Benefits Of A Backyard Suburban Garden
By Debbie Slack
In this world of increasing living costs, a backyard suburban garden can provide a family with fresh, delicious, healthy vegetables, fruits, and herbs. Learn more these gardens in this article.
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