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Growing things in Westwood, MA. Zone 6b.

Perennial garden corner with comfrey, raspberries, tomatoes, and grow bags in summer growth

Perennial corner overview with seaberry, comfrey, and Birdies bed

Two black currant plants in nursery pots next to a Birdies raised bed

Young boy using a small trowel to plant seedlings in a raised bed

Black grow bags lined up along the fence with brambles and berry canes leafing out in spring

Two Birdies raised beds freshly set up in the backyard with rock-edged pathways and an in-ground bed in the foreground

Interior of a large Birdies raised bed looking down, with a Milwaukee level across the top, a DeWalt drill, and cardboard laid over the soil

Two honeybees foraging on a Jerusalem artichoke bloom

Spaghetti squash on the vine ready for harvest

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Raised beds in full production

Raised bed full of greens

Giant sunflower at dusk

Bowl of cherry tomatoes, slicers, jalapeños, and rosemary

Garden overview with raised beds and paths

Jerusalem artichokes blooming along the fence

Potato plant pulled with full harvest

Four-panel garden collage: sunflowers, broccoli, and packed beds

Three Birdies raised beds assembled in the garage

Indigo Treat haskap berry plant in a pot

Jahn's Prairie Gooseberry in a pot on the deck

First red raspberry ripening on the cane among green leaves

Male seaberry being planted in a large grow bag

Jahn's Prairie Gooseberry (Ribes oxyacanthoides 'Jahn's Prairie') in a nursery pot

Young boy planting green seedlings into a raised bed with dark soil

In-ground bed being cleared along a wire fence with a shovel, rock border visible on the right

Birdies raised bed filled with branches, sticks, and dry oak leaves as hugelkultur base layer

New Birdies raised bed filled with dark soil, with a pile of extra soil behind it and a planting plan visible in the corner

Spaghetti squash, sweet corn, cherry tomatoes, and fresh basil from the garden

Dill plant with yellow umbrella-shaped flower heads in full bloom

Indoor grow setup under grow lights

Raised bed with squash, lettuce, and petunias

Romaine lettuce head close-up

Comfrey and young sea berry in grow bag

Summer harvest of corn, green beans, and cherry tomatoes

First asparagus harvest

Chamomile in full bloom with dill and cilantro

Zucchini and cherry tomatoes harvest

Full garden view with stormy sky overhead

Dragonfly perched on a bamboo stake in the garden

Adams elderberry plant in a pot

Birdies raised beds at dusk with string lights glowing

Male seaberry plant with nursery tag

Young boy patting soil around freshly planted seedlings in a raised bed

Two Birdies raised beds filled with dark soil, with a circular rock-bordered in-ground bed in the foreground also filled with compost

Two Birdies raised beds side by side, one with wire mesh on top and one with branches and sticks as hugelkultur base material

Large logs and branches laid inside a Birdies raised bed over cardboard as the base of a hugelkultur fill

New Birdies raised bed installed in the garden with fresh soil, shovel leaning nearby

Freshly dug red potatoes still covered in garden soil

Comfrey plant with purple bell-shaped flowers

PDC food forest design drawing

Seedlings on the windowsill

Giant lacinato kale in raised bed

Harvest plate with peppers, tomatoes, and kale

Three yellow summer squash just harvested

Rhubarb plant in front yard bed

Two pink zinnias in the garden

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Squash plants in full bloom climbing a wire fence

Black currant plant in a pot next to a Birdies raised bed

Gooseberry plant in a black pot next to a Birdies raised bed

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