Garden 2.0
Posted on August 17, 2007
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An anonymous reader left a comment that I should call the new garden web 2.0 garden, and move on from ‘Dotcom.’ That’s probably a good idea: above is a scan of photo of a kitchen garden that graces the headquarters of Sunset Magazine, which just happens to be located here in Menlo Park.
I really like the ‘look and feel:’ I think this may well be the model for ‘Garden 2.0.’ After we get our patio remodel under control, I think we’ll tackle our jardin potager. We’ll keep the raised planters, but shredded bark will replace the gravel, and I think we’ll plant ornamentals to soften the edges as seen above. There’ll be a path to the gate, and a place with a table and couple of chairs, I think. Just starting to think this through….
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[…] I’m already envisioning a winding path and a new placement for the planters - I think we can squeeze in one or two new ones, along with a place for a small table and couple of chairs. I’m wondering if I should keep the giant Rosemary plant at the back, or start from scratch. I have a lot plan somewhere… time to dig it out and start fiddling… […]
[…] These are the last tomatoes that we’ll harvest from Dotcom Garden this year - the plants are pretty much dead, and we took a couple dozen ripe and nearly-ripe tomatoes off the vines yesterday. This afternoon I’ll start simmering a tomato reduction that will be part of dinner tonight (along with grilled Chilean Sea Bass, Shitake mushrooms and baby squash). There are a few peppers and herbs left to pick, and then we’ll start on Garden 2.0…. […]