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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Sweet Peas and Walla Walla Onions

The summer of 2009 is not the year of the tomato. It’s not the year...

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Cold Climate Kitchen Garden

Brigitte and Willie began creating their Alaskan paradise about 25 years ago. They have built...

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An Alaskan Kitchen Garden

I had the great fortune to speak at the 2009 Alaska Garden and Art Festival...

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Maintaining the Outdoor Room

I don’t usually watch the garden shows, but as I was flipping through the channels...

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Let Some Things Go To Seed

I don’t know why exactly but I am letting my Monstruoso Swiss chard go to...

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Heirloom Plants Tell a Story

Do you have a plant that reminds you of someone whenever you see it? You...

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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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