I don’t know if I am the last person on the planet to see a copy of the Baker Creek seed catalog, but it I was stunned by how beautiful it is! Of course, it isn’t just a pretty face, it is chock full of unusual heirloom varieties and interesting tid bits about where the plants are from and how to grow them. But that’s for another day. Today I wanted to share some ideas for photographing your garden that I picked up from the Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds catalog.
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While you’re flipping through all those glossy seed catalogs and marking down heirloom varieties of tomatoes and zinnias, take a second to consider the people in your own neighborhood who may not have enough to eat. Did you know that just a few bucks worth of seeds could help a struggling family grow their own vegetable garden? Give a man a tomato, he eats for a day. Give him a handful of seeds…
That’s the idea behind The Dinner Garden, a 501(c)(3) non-profit started by Holly Hirshberg. The Dinner Garden gives people fruit and vegetable seeds free of charge, along with advice and tips for how to grow them. The charity has been able to reach all over the country and has provided seeds to tens of thousands of families. I was honored to have the opportunity to interview someone like Holly, who saw a problem and has found an inventive way to help fix it.
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Container Gardening for California
You Grow Girl by Gayla Trail
Bountiful Container by McGee & Stuckey
The Complete Container Garden by David Joyce
Gardening in Containers
Eat More Dirt by Ellen Sandbeck
The New Vegetarian Grill by Andrea Chesman
