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Garden Design Themes

	Pennsylvania Dept. of Conservation Big List of Native Plants	Native and Pollinator Plant Gardens - Designs and Layouts
	*Grow A Fall Harvest Cornucopia*	*Grow Your Autumn Decorations*
	*Veggies in Shady Gardens*	Grow A Mini Pumpkin Patch
	*Raised Bed Compact Kitchen Garden*	Easy and Classy Raised Bed Veggie and Herb Gardens
	*Square Foot Gardens For The Space Challenged*	Easy Bee and Pollinator Garden Layouts
	*Beautiful Gardens in Challenging Spaces*	*First Impressions - A Welcoming Front Yard*
	*Desert and Oasis*	*Fruit Salad Gardens For Small Spaces*
	*A Garden For Hummingbirds*	*A Garden For Gatherings*
	*Veggie Garden Design Plans*	*Daisy Gardens*
	*Cocktail Garden*	*Winter Wonderland Garden*
	*Favorite Perennials For Zone 6 Gardens*	*Creole and Cajun Garden*
	*Heirloom Cottage Garden*	*Front Yard Autumn Cut Flower Gardens*
	*Colorful Flower-Bordered Retreats*	*Celestial Gardens*
	*The Mediterranean Diet Vegetable Garden*	**Free Vegetable Garden Design Plans
	*The English Cottage Garden*	*Formal English Garden*
	*Zodiac Theme*	*The Victory Garden*
	*Italian Mini-Orchard and Flower Garden*	*African American Heritage Garden*
	*Celtic Knots and Parterres*	*Heirloom "Grandmother's Garden"*
	*Design An Autumn Perennial Garden*	*The 50's Backyard and Garden*
	*Latino Food Garden*	*Salad Bar and Salsa Garden*
	*Easy and Small Butterfly Gardens*	*Herbal Tea Garden Retreat*
	*Cottage Gardens*	Round Gardens
	*Native American Crops and Medicinal Herbs*	*The Amish Farm and Garden*
	*A Bird Habitat*	Free Garden Design Plan Downloads
	*Traditional Japanese Garden*	*Korean Gardens*
	*Therapeutic and Healing Gardens*	*Herbalist's Garden*
	*Space Saver and Urban Gardens - Dwarf Trees*	*Butterfly and Pollinator Gardens*
	*Victorian Gardens*	*Succulents and Cactus*
	*Fruit Pie Gardens*	*Haciendas*
	Veggie Garden Plans - The Old Farmer's Almanac	*Espalier Fruit Tree Gardens*
	*Romantic Retreats*	*Gardens For The Monarch Butterfly*
	*Evergreen Gardens*	*Cold Climate Tropical Garden*
	*Egyptian Gardens*	*Dutch Bulb Garden*
	*Medieval Monastery and Castle Gardens*	*Backyard Fruit Orchards - Dwarf Fruit Trees*
	*Large Rockery Garden*	*Spiral Herb Gardens*
	*Vertical Gardens*	*Monet-Inspired Flower Garden*
	*Wildflower Gardens and Mini-Meadows*	*Tropical Retreats*
	*Small-Space Fruit Orchard*	*"Stumpery" Gardens*
	*Gardens In The Shade*	*Ferns and Ferneries*
	Urban Gardening - Small spaces, balconies, terraces and patios	*Design A Community Garden*
	Mediterranean Courtyard/Patio Garden	The Italian Garden
	*Fragrance Gardens*	*Formal French Gardens*
	Northeast Fruit Gardens	Window Box Gardens
	*Ye Olde Gardening Wisdom*	*The Colonial Garden*
	*Shakespearean (Elizabethan) Gardens*	*Rooftop Gardens*
	*Design A Cutting Garden*	*Rock Star Rock Gardens*
	Simple Fruit Garden	*Joys of Hobby Farming*
	*Container Gardens*	*Aquatic Plants and Gardens*
	*Bog Gardens*	*X- Files - Diary of a Xeriscapist*

Gardening History, How-To's and Advice
Urban and Small Space Farming, Mini Orchards

	*Foraging The Wild - Pennsylvania*	Storing Your Harvests
	*Blue Willow Chinese Zen Garden*	*Preserving and Canning*
	Traditional and Ornamental Chinese Herbal Medicine Garden	Earth-Based Religion And Nature Spirituality
	*Path of The Green Witch*	*Canning and Preserving Your Harvests*
	*Chakra Gardens*	*Medieval and Monastery Gardens*
	*Faith and Prayer Gardens*	*Biblical Gardens*
	*Gardens dedicated to Patron Saints of Gardens*	*The Sacred Gardens of The Cloisters*
	*Hindu Serenity and Ayurveda Gardens*	*The Buddha Garden*
	Dedicated Mary Gardens - Gardens dedicated to The Blessed Mother	Sacred Gardens - Mary Garden Plant List -The Symbolic Plants, Flowers and Herbs
	Zen Gardens	Meditation Garden
	*Native American Herbal Medicines*	Native American Three Sisters Gardening
	Native American Medicine Wheels	Native American Prayers - prayers to Mother Earth And Great Spirit
	Ancestral Native Pueblo Farming - "Waffle" Gardening and Harvesting Rainwater	*Native American Crops and Medicinal Herbs*
	*Serenity, Meditation and Yoga Gardens*	*Importance of Nature-Based Education*
	*The Mediterranean Diet Vegetable Garden*	**Free Downloads - Vegetable Garden Plans
	**Therapeutic and Healing Gardens**	*Longevity Gardens*
	*Spiral Herb Gardens*	*Herbalist's Garden*
	*Feng Shui Gardening*	Traditional Chinese Zen
	*Zodiac Theme*	*Celestial Theme*
	*Soul Food Kitchen Gardens*	*A Garden Full of Angels*
	*Nature and Garden Folklore*	*Botanical Mythology and Legends*
	*Gardens of Baháʼí***	*Traditional Judaic Gardens*

	Free .pdf downloads - vintage gardening, preserving and cooking publications
	*Foraging The Wild - Pennsylvania and Northeast*	Storing Your Harvests
	*Design An Ornamental Edible Garden*
	*Mini Pumpkin Patch*	*Plant Care - Beautiful Clematis Vines*
	*Growing Melons in Small Spaces*	*Ornamental Gourd and Winter Squash Gardens*
	*Outdoor Plants To Grow Indoors*	*Monarch Butterflies and Milkweed*
	*Growing Tomatoes Indoors*	*Dwarfing Standard Fruit Trees*
	*Grow Big, Fat, Juicy Strawberries*	*Growing Irises - and my photo gallery*
	*Printable - Square Foot Garden Planting Chart*	*Printable - Your Garden Plants and Their Care*
	*Grow Spectacular Lilies*	The Giant Hibiscus and Rose of Sharon - Easy cottage style with a tropical feel
	*Diseases of Ornamental Perennials and Trees*	Horticultural Guides For The Home Gardener -Free Downloads
	Romantic Peonies	Pests and Diseases - Download Free Care Sheets
	*Japanese Maples in Pots*	Fruit Tree Chill Hours Map -next year's fruit harvest depends on it
	*The Urban Chicken*	*Container Plants - The "Spillers"*
	*The Immigrants and The Fig Tree*	*Growing Fig Trees in Northern States*
	*Ornamental Vines*	*Ornamental Grasses*
	*Dog Parent's Guide To Toxic Garden Plants*	Companion Planting - Plants That Love or Hate Each Other
	4 Season Calendar of Gardening Chores - The Northeast Region	Pennsylvania (USDA Hardiness Zones 5/6) -Native Plants and Their Attributes
	ABCs of Gardening -A Very Vintage Publication	*Central Park Conservatory Gardens, NYC*
	*Preserving and Canning*	*Grow Dwarf Citrus Trees Indoors*
	*Sell Veggies At Farmers Markets*	*Selling Your Cut Flowers at Market*
	*Easy Garden Projects*	*Garden Crafts*
	*Groundcovers*	Cold Composting
	*The Art of Mulching*	The Food and Flower Gardens of Medieval Peasants
	Pennsylvania Dept. of Conservation List of Native Plants	*Landscape Plants Rated by Deer Resistance*
	*Recommended Growers and Nurseries*	Awesome Gardening Links

	*Easy Raised Bed Square Foot Veggie Gardens*	*Beginner Space-Saver Square Foot Gardens*
		*Dressed in White*
	*Easy Perennial Garden With Just 5 Plants*	*Pretty in Pink*
	*Chinese "Blue Willow" Zen Garden*	*A Perennial Garden In Shades of Blue*
	*Beginner Cottage Garden*	*Easy Raised Bed Compact Kitchen Garden*
	*Low Maintenance Songbird Garden*	Free Garden Design Plan Downloads** Help Yourself!**
	*Daisy Gardens*	Easy Bee and Pollinator Garden
	Easy Deer Resistant Gardens	*Ornamental Gourd and Winter Squash Gardens*
	*Chinese "Blue Willow" Zen Garden*

	*Native American Herbal Medicines*	Native American Three Sisters Gardening
	Native American Medicine Wheels	*Native American Crops and Medicinal Herbs*
	*Sacred Medicine Formulas of The Cherokee*
	Ancestral Native Pueblo Farming - "Waffle" Gardening and Harvesting Rainwater	*Latino Food Garden*
	*Soul Food Kitchen Gardens*	*African American Heritage Garden*
	*"Blue Willow" Chinese Zen Garden*	*Italian Mini-Orchard and Flower Garden*
	*Ancestral Gardens - The Slave Garden*	*Mexican Gardens*
	*Creole and Cajun Garden*	*The Mediterranean Diet Vegetable Garden*
	*Traditional Japanese Garden*	*Korean Gardens*
	Traditional and Ornamental Chinese Herbal Medicine Garden	Zen Gardens
	*Hindu Serenity and Ayurveda Gardens*	*The Buddha Garden*
	*The English Cottage Garden*	*Formal English Garden*
	*Gardens of Baháʼí***	*Celtic Knots and Parterres*
	*Feng Shui Gardening*	Traditional Chinese Zen
	*Earth-Based Religion And Nature Spirituality*	*Chakra Gardens*
	*Salsa Garden*	*The Amish Farm and Garden*
	*Traditional Judaic Gardens*	*Haciendas*
	*Egyptian Gardens*	*Dutch Flower and Bulb Gardens*
	Mediterranean Courtyard/Patio Garden	The Italian Food Garden
	*Shakespearean (Elizabethan) Gardens*	*Formal French Gardens*