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The Yarden

@TheYarden

I want to teach everyone how to grow their own food... seriously. @PetersonGarden founder, award-winning Master Gardener, author, speaker, accidental activist

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What does your garden do for the birds and bees? audubon.org/news/yards-non-n…
Yards With Non-Native Plants Create ‘Food Deserts’ for Bugs and Birds

Yards With Non-Native Plants Create ‘Food Deserts’ for Bugs and Birds

New research finds that Carolina Chickadees require a landscape with 70 percent native plants to keep their population steady.

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I planted a small trug with herbs and a few veggies for Mother. Then I ran an errand. When I got back she told me, with a sly look, that she'd "finished" the garden...

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The plants are starting to roll in to @citygrange! The moment we’ve all been waiting for! 🌱 💕 #Chicago #urban #organic #garden #gardencenter #kitchengarden #blooms… instagram.com/theyarden/p/Bw…
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Chicago friends, can you join us for the opening of our new education-based garden center City Grange? If Mother Nature cooperates, that is. :-) facebook.com/theyarden/posts…

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Chicago friends, can you join us for the opening of our new education-based garden center City Grange? If Mother Nature cooperates, that is. :-)

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I <3 this... facebook.com/watch/?v=668234…
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Homegrown tomatoes AND it's good for you! eatingwell.com/article/29163…
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I'm starting a new social enterprise... an education-based garden center here in Chicago. If you're local, please join us for the Grand Opening weekend! If you're not local, please think good thoughts for this new venture... <3 facebook.com/theyarden/posts…
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Mmmmmmmm a little dose of spring compliments of Chicago Flower & Garden Show! Wow. I can't wait to get my mitts on some plants this week! And I'm speaking on Wednesday at 12:15 in Seminar Room A! facebook.com/theyarden/posts…
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An incredible transformation is going to happen in this big empty hall over the next eight days... as of March 20 spring will come to Chicago and Navy Pier (and don't we all need it!) in the form of the Chicago Flower... facebook.com/theyarden/posts…
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I've not had much luck with sweet peas in Chicago. They love my native Oregon, though... and the fragrance makes me insane like nothing else. heirloomgardener.com/diy/cre…
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I'm so excited about the Chicago Flower & Garden Show! I'm speaking about small space gardening on the 20th! Hope to see you there... facebook.com/theyarden/posts…
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Cute. But still vermin. I think I'm jaded from living in a rat-infested large city. mymodernmet.com/simon-dell-m…
Man Builds Tiny Village for Adorable Family of Mice Found in His Garden

Man Builds Tiny Village for Adorable Family of Mice Found in His Garden

“I pointed my camera at the ground and was shocked but very happy to see a very cute little house mouse standing up just like a meerkat in the fresh cut grass.”

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Chicagoans have planted more than 14,000 gardens to help pollinators like Monarch butterflies. Here's how to join the effort. chicagotribune.com/lifestyle…
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Ralph Waldo Emerson said “The earth laughs in flowers.” I’ll consider this a much needed March 1st chuckle... #chicago #uban #organic #garden #bulbs #mademesmile instagram.com/theyarden/p/Bu…
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A little visual for your garden fantasizing... theunboundedspirit.com/secre…
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We're all going to need a lot of garden time after this winter is over... telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/02…
Gardening can do what medicine only 'tries to mimic' for mental health, Monty Don says

Gardening can do what medicine only 'tries to mimic' for mental health, Monty Don says

Gardening can do what medicine "tries to mimic" for mental heath, Monty Don has said as he spoke about his own struggles with depression.

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Sadly our Disney adventures were hampered by yours truly getting Flu A. So no plant snooping for me... these orchids in the hotel lobby were pretty though. instagram.com/p/BuUCZj0l5Ib/…
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Beautiful Floral Mosaics Bloom in Redesigned NYC Subway Station

Beautiful Floral Mosaics Bloom in Redesigned NYC Subway Station

This might be the most Instagrammable subway station in the entire city.

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More on my Disney water feature snooping... #disney #Florida #adventure #birthdayfun #landscapesnooping #fountains #waterfeatures #gardens instagram.com/p/BuMknAaFsCl/…
More on my Disney water feature snooping... #disney #Florida #adventure #birthdayfun #landscapesnooping #fountains #waterfeatures #gardens instagram.com/p/BuJgHYglTrf/…
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