Terraced vegetable garden

For years we have struggled with the steep hillside at the back of our property. The previous owner had established a flower garden on the hill, but it had fallen into a neglected mass of invasive decorative grass and day lilies. It was much too wide to weed or cultivate. The steep hill made it difficult and sometimes dangerous to navigate. It was slippery and back-breaking. We called it the "jungle garden." In the spring of 2009, we decided to begin terracing the hill as seen in the photo…

Fruit and Veg growing is certainly a growing trend. We built several productive gardens last year and will be going back to photograph their progress later this year once there's some foliage! Meanwhile here's one of this year's new projects. This is a great Before and After example. A productive garden in the making. We've

The butterfly counts not months, but moments, and has time enough. - Rabindranath Tagore

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