The Great Backyard Bird Count : February 16-19🕊
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This February 16-19, help count birds in your backyard! Or in the park. Or in the street trees.
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Growing Vegetables, Fruit, and Herbs in Your Garden
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Rooftop kitchen garden. It is possible to grow quite a variety of herbs, vegetables and fruit in a small space!
About 25sf of planters and pots supply produce from apple and cherry trees, raspberry and blueberry bushes, strawberry plants, a grape vine, as well as greens, tomatoes, peppers and a dozen different herbs.
Collecting some vegetables, herbs and fruits for the day's breakfast and lunch menu. Photo by Raquel de Favori ©2017.
Tomatoes ripening in the roof garden.
Growing your own berries is not difficult at all. Ask the nursery about purchasing a male and a female plant, and for netting to place over the plants so that the birds don't take the berries before you!
Grow your berries in a sunny spot
Grapes don't have to overwhelm your garden; a lattice fence or even a parapet railing can support them in a sunny spot adequately sheltered from the wind.
The sweetness of growing your own cherries.
School Garden Design
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Education gardens are a great resource for interdisciplinary exploration.
Read MoreOur Second National Park : Your Garden
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Most wildlife lives in the suburbs and cities, not in the nation's parks.
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Tired of humans? Learn about urban nature! Plus: kids don't need fake grass; local holiday gifts; where to go to see what grows well in NYC (sun & shade).