The healthiest and most climate-conscious food is local, and organic, and in-season. A vegetable garden in the backyard ticks all of those boxes.

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With this in mind, Anya Lautenbach, a self-taught gardener also known as the ‘Garden Fairy’, who shows her techniques to her ...

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Perennial vegetables rarely look flashy in seed catalogs, yet many gardeners treat them as the smartest beds in the yard.

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With sunlight, deep pots and basic care, cheerful sunflowers can flourish easily on even the smallest urban balconies.