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The Tale of Two Gardens

15 Saturday Jun 2013

Posted by Jessica Y in Garden

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Altadena Community Garden, garden, gardening, summer garden

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Two gardens, one poking along, the other an explosion of growth. I have two garden spaces, my backyard and a shared plot at a community garden. I recently came into the space at the community garden (you can read more about that here), and this is my first summer season in this new spot. The winter/spring garden there never really took off. It was really too late to plant much. The up and coming summer garden is another story completely. Now that the days and evenings are steadily warmer the plants at the community garden seem to double in size every few days. There are a couple of bare patches, but I am reluctant to fill them with anything. I am seriously afraid we are going to grow right outside our allotted space.

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Wordless Wednesday: Mountains and Gardens

29 Wednesday May 2013

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Altadena Community Garden, garden, gardening, mommy time, Wordless Wednesday

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Posted by Jessica Y | Filed under Altadena, Garden, Wordless Wednesday

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Stretching Out

07 Thursday Feb 2013

Posted by Jessica Y in Altadena, Garden

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Altadena, Altadena Community Garden, garden, gardening, gardening with children, onions, peas, sustainable living

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Backyards, while glorious in so many ways, have their limits. They often have fences to separate us from our neighbors. They have trees (also glorious) and other structures like garages and patio coverings. These things create a lot of shade, especially in the winter. In my backyard, in the winter, these things create too much shade.

All winter I have watched my garden creep along, eking out an existence with very little sunlight. I just harvested the first bunch of kale, which I sowed in September! I fantasize about tearing up the lawn, taking a swipe at the neighbor’s hedges, anything to gain another hour or two of sunlight.

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