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Urban Sustainable Living With the Garden Girl

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Patti Moreno: gardengirltv.comPatti Moreno, the Garden Girl, teaches us about urban sustainable living. She designed her organic garden so that it would be inviting and fit in with the city. Her garden has 15 raised beds altogether and rabbits, chickens and compost help fertilize it.

Patti has also included an arbor with a seating area that I agree is important if you want to encourage people to spend time in the garden. My mother has always had one and it is a beautiful inviting gateway to her garden.

She grows grapes on it so that they wrap all around it and flowers peek around the edges. It is sort of slanted sideways now and has been somewhat neglected since dad died but we can revive it with some new sturdy wood.

Raised Bed Gardens

Raised bed gardens are perfect for an urban environment because you can put them on pavement and move them around where you like. They are also perfect for people with disabilities because they’re more accessible. Here’s a video with simple instructions from Patti on how to build a raised bed for your garden.

Indoor Gardens

How about an indoor garden? Patti gives us tips on planning and setting up a successful indoor garden with this five part series. She makes it looks easy and also shares her supply list along with costs. Her indoor gardening supplies added up to less than what it would cost to buy a whole kit. It’s still snowing here but I’m eager to get some seeds started indoors.


Posted in Agriculture and Food, General, Natural Gardening on March 25th, 2008

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2 Responses to “Urban Sustainable Living With the Garden Girl”

  1. Sara Says:
    March 27th, 2008 at 6:47 pm

    I love the concept of urban gardening! What a great trend to improve health, the environment, and the air we breathe. :)

  2. Sandra Williams Says:
    March 30th, 2008 at 3:05 pm

    Sara, isn’t it great? I love how it gets neighbors together as well.


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