Country Gardens – July 2019

I ngunn and Torgrim Joergensen didn’t plan to stay in the United States, but the two Norwegians found themselves seduced by the ...

19 COUNTRY GARDENS // FA LL 2019 with roosts, and built an enclosure where the chickens can roam safely when the couple are not ...

THE PECKING ORDER Lisa Steele, author of Gardening with Chickens (Voyageur Press, 2016) and host of the television show Welcome ...

21 COUNTRY GARDENS // FA LL 2019 21 1 The Joergensens count basil as one of the most important herbs in their garden. 2 Eggplant ...

the greenhouse with plants. Ingunn installed wine grapes to climb the back wall and provide natural shade, and she nestled immen ...

23 COUNTRY GARDENS // FA LL 2019 azaleas and rhododendrons were in blossom to walk around with clucking chickens as accompanimen ...

Gorgeous It takes all summer to grow a gourd. Their fanciful shapes and exaggerated sizes are worth the wait. WRITTEN AND PRODUC ...

25 COUNTRY GARDENS // FA LL 2019 Hard-shell gourds of every description are fascinating and fun to grow. Dickie and Linda Martin ...

26 COUNTRY GARDENS // FA LL 2019 In high summer, the temperature in Laurens, South Carolina, hits 90°F and pretty much stays the ...

Dipper gourds and snake gourds grow in a tunnel in late summer. Training these gourds on a trellis allows their necks to grow lo ...

28 COUNTRY GARDENS // FA LL 2019 the biggest seller at gourd festivals throughout the Southeast, Dickie says, but the demand for ...

SPECIES: Lagenaria siceraria and Cucurbita pepo (Both are in the Cucurbitaceae family.) THE BASICS: Gourds are an annual crop, p ...

CRAFTERS PAINT GOURDS, STAIN THEM, CARVE THEM, AND FASHION THEM INTO GARDEN ART, TABLE DECOR, AND FUNNY GOURD HATS. ...

31 COUNTRY GARDENS // FA LL 2019 CRAFTY GOURDS Mature, dry gourds should be cleaned thoroughly to prepare them for crafts projec ...

BEFORE ...

33 COUNTRY GARDENS // FA LL 2019 WRITTEN BY RISA QUADE PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRIE PASSANO PRODUCED BY NICK CROW & SUSAN APPLEGET HU ...

34 COUNTRY GARDENS // FA LL 2019 Wire Cylinder Pedestal MATERIALS Sturdy wire cylinder (ours was 22 inches tall and 10 inches i ...

Vintage Fence Wrap MATERIALS Decorative wire fencing Tall terra-cotta pot Bolt cutter 16– or 18–gauge wire HOW-TO Cut fencing ...

36 COUNTRY GARDENS // FA LL 2019 WRITTEN AND PRODUCED BY TOVAH MARTIN PHOTOGRAPHY BY KINDRA CLINEFF grown from scratch Prompted ...

Eileen and Bill stand beneath one of the morning glory and clematis archways accenting the central aisle of the vegetable garden ...