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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Weeding & Planting

How do your tomato plants look? Not so great, eh? I just pulled up a...

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Sustainable, Edible Garden Design

Its true: kitchen gardens are not low maintenance gardens. Edible gardens require soil and bed preparation,...

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Three Edible Shrubs to Plant Now

Part of the benefit of joining garden organizations is meeting other fellow gardening, shall we...

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Peasant Meals: Eating from the Garden

My father and I were planning a trip to a friend’s farm. The service was...

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Recipe: Refrigerator Pickles

Are you a little nervous about trying your own pickle recipe? Maybe you don’t have...

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Recipe: Pizza with Caramelized Onion and Zucchini

What’s for dinner? If you planted zucchini, chances are it has something to do with...

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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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