American Potager

Seasonal living from the garden.

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         Don't you hate that- old blogs just drifting through cyberspace? I check in from time to time here but if you want to stay current you can find me at my website americanpotager.com Cheers.

    April 30, 2012 at 08:41 AM in current projects, meet Jennifer Bartley | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

    Speaking in Lancaster, Ohio on June 26th (support your local author)

    June 26, 2010 @ 10:00 am

    Designing the New Kitchen Garden

    The Fairfield Heritage Association

    105 E. Wheeling Street

    Lancaster, Ohio 43130

    Joyce Harvey 740-654-9923

    Book signing to follow presentation

    I will be giving a talk on Designing the New Kitchen Garden with great images from my first book and some from my new upcoming book, The Kitchen Gardener's Handbook. Come by and say howdy and tour some great gardens. Behind the Garden Gates 2010 Garden Tour will benefit the Fairfield Heritage Association. 


     

    June 09, 2010 at 11:25 AM in meet Jennifer Bartley | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

    upcoming talks

    Feb 26, 2010

    Green Matters Symposium

    Brookside Gardens

    Wheaton, Maryland

    April 11-12, 2010

    Colonial Williamsburg's 64th Annual Garden Symposium

    Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum

    Williamsburg, Virginia

    January 30, 2010 at 08:11 PM in meet Jennifer Bartley | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

    Speaking at the GWA Symposium in Raleigh

    Thursday September 24 @ 10:15

        I will be speaking on The Seasonal Useful and Edible Garden at the 2009 annual Garden Writers Association meeting. I will be showing photographs and talking about inspirational edible gardens from around the world. This presentation borrows some design ideas from the French on creating the potager- a kitchen garden with vegetables, fruits, flowers and herbs. We will look at creating a useful garden in all seasons and touch on ways to use shrubs, perennials and annuals to create the space of the garden, supply something for the table or attract beneficial insects throughout the year.

       

       

    September 21, 2009 at 11:03 AM in meet Jennifer Bartley | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

    upcoming lectures

    Horticulture Society of Maryland
    April 14, 2009 at 7:30 PM

    1710 Dulaney Valley Rd., Lutherville, Md
    Contact: Richard Cole 410-821-5561
    Designing the New Kitchen Garden, book signing to follow 

    Get Gardening at Copperfield's
    May 12, 2009 at 7:00 PM

    Copperfield's Books 138 N. Main St., Sebastopol, California
    Contact: Emma Alpaugh ealpaugh@timberpress.com
    Designing the New Kitchen Garden, book signing to follow 

    Get Gardening at Chaucer's
    May 14, 2009 at 7 PM

    Chaucer's Bookstore 3321 State St., Santa Barbara, California
    Contact: Emma Alpaugh eapaugh@timberpress.com
    Designing the New Kitchen Garden, book signing to follow 

    Alaska State Fair Garden and Art Festival
    July 11, 2009 at 1:00

    Alaska State Fair, Palmer, Alaska
    Contact: Sarah Cimino 907-745-4827 or gardenfestival@alaskastatefair.org
    Designing the New Kitchen Garden, book signing to follow lecture



     



    April 10, 2009 at 10:23 AM in meet Jennifer Bartley | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

    upcoming lectures

    "The Monday Talks"
    February 2, 2009 @ 1:30
    First United Methodist Church
    Newark, Ohio
    Contact Judy Riggs: 740-522-4905

    Midwest Gardening Symposium: Incredible, Edible Gardens
    February 19, 2009 8:30-5:30
    Olbrich Botanical Gardens
    Madison, Wisconsin

    Arkansas Flower and Garden Show
    February 27, 2009 @ 11:30
    February 28, 2009 @ 1:00
    Statehouse Convention Center
    Little Rock, Arkansas
    Arkansas Flower and Garden Show

    I will be signing books at all of the events and look forward to meeting you and talking about your garden.

    January 28, 2009 at 12:36 PM in meet Jennifer Bartley | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

    plantersplace.com

    Hands

        Look for me at plantersplace.com. I will be writing a regular blog on kitchen gardens. We'll cover everything from design, history, recommended varieties, attracting beneficials and what to have for dinner. My design practice stems from the way I seek to live... connected to the earth and seasons by growing some of my own herbs, vegetables and flowers.

        Creating an edible garden that is beautiful as well as functional is a design issue. It requires solving problems that may be unique to every site. There are shared problems as well. Where should you plant your kitchen garden? How do you create enclosure? What about winter- what will the garden look like then? Where do I hide the compost and work area? How do I attract birds and butterflies to the garden? What if I have no time? What if I have no space?

        Let me know the questions you have and I will address them here or there. I would love to see photos of your successes too. Happy gardening.

    August 05, 2008 at 12:09 PM in meet Jennifer Bartley | Permalink | Comments (4) | TrackBack (0)

    a blue ribbon day

    Little Garden Club of Woodford County
    Wednesday June 25, 2008
    All day event
    Welcome Hall
    Versailles, Kentucky 40383
    Phone: 859-223-1204
    Benefit to restore and preserve The Little House in downtown Versailles, Kentucky

    June 24, 2008 at 07:34 AM in meet Jennifer Bartley | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

    spring gardening fling

    Sunday May 18, 2008 2-5
    The McKivergin Building
    124 Main St.
    Granville, Ohio 43023
    Contact: Lisa McKivergin 740-587-1901 Ext. 101

    I will be signing books and talking about kitchen gardens; Stop by I would love to meet you. Lisa may have some good things to nibble on as well.

    May 13, 2008 at 08:21 AM in meet Jennifer Bartley | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

    Coastal Maine Botanical Garden

    Symposium: The Kitchen Garden Makes a Comeback
    Saturday April 26, 2008 8:30-3:30
    Coastal Maine Botanical Garden


    Designing the New Kitchen Garden: A Design Workshop for Home Gardeners
    Sunday April 27, 2008 1-4 PM
    Hands on Design Workshop

    April 24, 2008 at 08:09 PM in meet Jennifer Bartley | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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