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Decorating Cupcakes with Edible Flowers

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Growing Chives

Chives are a versatile and delicious way to flavor many dishes, plus they have beautiful flowers. Get expert tips for growing chives in your home garden.

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How to Grow Chamomile

If you enjoy ending your day with a soothing cup of chamomile tea to help you relax, you’ll love the convenience of homegrown chamomile. Easy to grow, harvest, and use, chamomile looks lovely planted among veggies in the garden, tucked into raised beds filled with herbs, or added to a pretty container on your patio or balcony.

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Edible Landscaping Basics

Who doesn’t love getting a two-for-one? That’s one of the benefits of growing edible plants: Many vegetables and herbs do as much for your landscape as they do for your dinner table. Steal these expert tips to create your own edible landscape, no matter where you live.

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What Is the Trick to Cilantro?

Discover the trick to growing cilantro successfully in your garden, whether that's a container, a raised bed, or even an in-ground garden.

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Create an Edible Balcony Garden

For beginning gardeners, the best way to start is with a small herb garden. Herbs tend to be among the easiest plants to grow and are a terrific addition to both your landscape and your table.

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Edible Container Designs

It doesn’t get any fresher (or more local) than having sun-warmed vegetables and flavorful herbs growing just steps away from the kitchen. And while starting your edible container garden can be as simple as putting a plant in a pot, why not create something that adds flair as well as flavor?

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Creative Vertical Gardening Ideas

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Growing Arugula

Arugula has become a popular salad green. Growing your own arugula is easy. Try growing arugula in your vegetable or herb garden with Bonnie Plants.

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Growing Squash

Get expert tips on growing squash in your home vegetable garden. Squash is great for autumn eats and will put your vegetable garden in the fall spirit.

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Growing Green Peas

Snap-style green peas are a delicious, versatile spring or fall crop. Find out expert tips for growing green peas in your home vegetable garden.

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Growing Jicama

Try growing jicama, a root vegetable that adds sweetness and crunch to salads and stir-fries. Learn how with Bonnie Plants.

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Growing French Tarragon

Resembling a tall grass, French tarragon grows without flowers and does not stick out in an herb garden. But, it shines in the kitchen and is used in many dishes.

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Gardening with an HOA

If you live in a subdivision, development, or condo, chances are you have to deal with an HOA (Homeowners Association). While the goal of this organization is to protect the value of your land by enforcing the rules, sometimes those rules can seem a bit unfair to those who like to grow their own food. Some communities limit gardening to back or side yards only, while others prohibit it altogether....

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6 Great Books for New Gardeners

New gardeners have one thing in common: They have lots of questions. If you don’t have a neighbor or friend who gardens, you can find the answers you need by stocking your home library with a few key books.

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Summer Herb Harvesting Tips

Looking for summer herb harvesting tips? Look no further! Here's all you need to know to get the most from your herb garden.

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Growing Bee Balm

Bee balm is a beautiful flower that's as attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds as it is to humans. Get expert tips for growing bee balm in your garden.

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Growing Artichokes

Growing artichokes in your garden is simple and easy to manage. Let us show you how to grow this delicious vegetable at Bonnie Plants.

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Small Garden Ideas

You don’t need acres of land or even a huge garden to grow your own healthy, delicious food. If you’re the proud owner (or renter) of a sunny balcony, fire escape, patio, postage-stamp lawn, flat sturdy roof, or front porch, you have plenty of room to grow veggies and herbs—and we’ve got a bunch of small garden ideas to help you out.

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Eggplant Tempura

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Sage Pesto

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Original Green Goddess Dressing

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Growing Fennel

Fennel is a beautiful herb to have in the garden. Feathery and fern-like, it adds both color and texture to your plantings. It also boasts a strong, licorice-like flavor. Fennel is a tender perennial, which means the plant may make it through the winter in warm areas, but is sensitive to cold. Most gardeners grow fennel as an annual.

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Intro to Plant Food

Bonnie Plants plant food contains natural ingredients that promote the growth of vegetables, herbs, and flowers. Use it in your garden for great results.