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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Delectable Cherimoya

Do you see this strange fruit hidden in the leaves? Look closely: the pale artichoke...

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Planting the Spring Garden

It’s a glorious spring day—57 degrees and sunny—which means we strip off our coats and...

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Early Spring Salad Greens

One of the great delights of the spring garden is growing salad greens. They are...

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How to Grow Citrus Trees in Pots

I have been working on a design project in Santa Barbara, California. We are creating...

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Spring Garden Cleanup and Preparing Beds

Finally, warm spring weather has me dreaming of the summer garden and all of the...

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Starting Seeds Indoors

We have had record setting snowfall for the month of February. There seems to be...

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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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