Food, Flowers, and Fun for Urban Gardens

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Written By Steven Biggs

Urban gardeners Teri Speight and Kathy Jentz talk about creating gardens that are functional, productive, and beautiful.

Today we hang out with 2 urban gardeners who brainstormed 101 ways we can grow food and beauty in urban gardens.

Teri Speight and Kathy Jentz talk about creative ways that city dwellers can make productive, functional, and beautiful gardens.

Jentz is a journalist, editor, and frequent radio and TV guest. She is also the editor and publisher of Washington Gardener magazine. 

Speight is a speaker, writer, and podcaster. She’s the former head gardener of the City of Fredericksburg, founding farmer of a CSA, and an estate gardener.

Grow in Containers

  • Deeper window boxes

  • Planting pockets

  • Succulents in a frame

  • Grow bags

  • Berries in containers

Make Gardens Fun and Beautiful

  • Fragrance freeway

  • Patchwork pavers

  • Make small spaces feel big through design

New Book: The Urban Garden

Jentz and Speight are authors of the new book, The Urban Garden: 101 Ways to Grow Food and Beauty in the City.

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