The Kitchen Garden with Jennifer Bartley

Jennifer Bartley owns a client focused landscape architectural firm, and is the author of two gardening books. Her blog focuses on the planning and managing the potager, that’s a French word for the ornamental vegetable and herb garden.

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Hand Watering the Kitchen Garden

I have said it before: I hand water my kitchen garden. Just yesterday I bought the latest bestseller from an...

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Creating Enclosed Gardens

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Those Cute White Butterflies

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Container Herbs for a Busy New Mom

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The Edible and Ornamental Loquat Tree

I am always looking for plants that have multiple uses—plants that look great in the...

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Designing with Herbs and Vegetables

Years ago, when I was strolling the paths and grand alles of Villandry, I was...

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Dinner? Something With Spinach

I’ve been traveling the last two weeks, lecturing and designing with some family time thrown...

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Meet Jennifer Bartley

Jennifer Bartley grew up on a ravine near an ancient Indian mound. She remembers spending glorious childhood days picking wildflowers and playing in an old,…

Jennifer's Videos

Planting and Harvesting Garlic for Home Cooking
Planting and Harvesting Garlic for Home Cooking
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All About Tomatoes: Pruning, Watering, and Fertilizing
All About Tomatoes: Pruning, Watering, and Fertilizing
By Jennifer Bartley
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