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Featured Gardens: From Backyards to Community Spaces
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We have three exciting gardens to feature this week:
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- A new garden installation for a family with kids
- What’s new at the Ambler Community Garden
- A school garden renovation for Shady Grove Elementary
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Lastly, an addition to our Harvest Toolkit: our new Recipe Index!
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New Raised Bed Garden
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Welcome to another new raised garden from Backyard Eats! This family wanted to learn how to grow food and share the experience with their kids.
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We set them up with everything for success, like:
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- U-shaped raised beds to maximize growing space
- Durable stone pathway to garden helpers
- Black metal fence to keep out hungry pests
- A variety of crops that will thrive into fall
- Convenient herb garden near the house
- Our Harvest Toolkit for ongoing education
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To view more photos of this garden, view the original Instagram post here
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To start your own homegrown food journey, book a consultation today!
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Ambler Community Garden
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If you haven’t visited the Ambler Community Garden yet, you should! This time of year the garden is exploding with summer plants including:
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- Perennial elderberries and chokeberries
- Annual summer crops like peppers and tomatoes
- Many kitchen herbs like basil, sage, and rosemary
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View a moon gate trellis in action! In Ambler, this metal archway supports climbing squash plants for a show-stopping display. See pictures below:
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To learn more about the Ambler Community Garden and their public hours, visit their Instagram or Facebook page @amblercommunitygarden. Let them know Backyard Eats sent you!
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#TBT: Shady Grove Elementary
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Before Backyard Eats’ garden renovation, Shady Grove Elementary’s school garden was difficult to maintain. They requested a design with:
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Clean, geometric layout
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Ample seating
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Aesthetic curb appeal
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The ultimate goal was to raise student engagement, academic performance, healthy lifestyle choices, and social ties.
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We improved the space with:
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Neat raised beds
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Stone pathways between beds (no mowing required!)
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Pollinator-friendly flowers to add color
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Annual vegetables watered by drip irrigation
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Custom planting plan to maximize potential throughout the year
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Backyard Eats also helped Shady Groves’ Garden Committee draft designs, present budget items, and coach community volunteers.
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Click below to learn all of the ways that Backyard Eats can start your project right!
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Our New Recipe Index
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Did you know? We have a Recipe Index! Here we share our favorite seasonal, garden-fresh recipes.
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You can use our convenient menu to search by what produce is in season, or view related recipes at the bottom of each Harvest Guide.
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We even have a form for community recipe submissions to keep sharing the magic of homegrown food with others!
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Click the link below to try it today:
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