Homemade pumpkin pie is a stalwart fall experience. The smells are sure to conjure up memories of cool autumn days, jumping into leaf piles, apple- or pumpkin-picking excursions, and overall seasonal enjoyment.

But while the canned stuff is recipe-worthy, there’s just no beating a pumpkin pie made with fresh pumpkin produce....

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A vegetable garden started on Earth Day at the Illinois Executive Mansion has yielded fresh produce all season for the 21st Century Program, an after-school enrichment program at Graham Elementary School. But more than that, it has produced great joys, according to a recent article in “The Illinois Times”.

“The students were very....

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Growing lavender can be very rewarding. In the springtime you can watch the hummingbirds inspecting the gorgeous purple flowers, and enjoy the wonderful fragrances wafting through the garden with every breeze. Later, you can harvest and preserve those blossoms and use them in many different projects.

In my garden (Zone 10), I grow several different lavenders....

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In 2010, the Burpee Home Gardens team was excited to share the rewards of vegetable gardening to a selection of youth and public gardening programs across the United States. We felt honored to assist locations in Dallas (Promise of Peace), Denver....

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In June the Burpee Home Gardens team was honored to take part in the wonderful student gardens at the Academy for Global Citizenship in Chicago. Our addition of a time-out garden for students to gather their thoughts paired nicely with their bountiful raised garden beds of nutritious vegetables and herbs, and sustainable landscape, which the students tended as part of their curriculum.
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