Comments on: "Hip" Urban Gardening Resources?

Question: "Hip" Urban Gardening Resources?

jtron — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 17:25:07 -0800

Are there any urban gardening resources along the same lines as, say, Make, Craft, or Instructables?

Online would be great, but print is cool, too.

For the first time, I have a yard to garden in. While I have a small amount of experience growing herbs on the windowsill and starting plants under lights, I'd like to have a community of some sort to fall back on when I inevitably stumble or have questions. Extra points for communities, websites, or publications oriented toward the young, broke urbanite.

also if anyone has garden center recommendations on the north side of chicago that would be sweet, I know there's gotta be something out there beyond home despot

By: Airhen

Airhen — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 17:37:00 -0800

You Grow Girl. It's also a book.

By: Emperor SnooKloze

Emperor SnooKloze — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 18:31:41 -0800

I read a bunch of blackfinger blogs on a semi-regular basis. I've always enjoyed Green Urban FarmGirl.

By: jeanmari

jeanmari — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 19:13:05 -0800

North side of Chicago would be Gesthemane. They know their stuff and their merchandise is excellent (but they are pricey).

If you have transportation, consider Woldhuis or Adams & Son. Haven't tried Farmer's Market Garden Center, but have heard hopeful things.

By: roofus

roofus — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 07:04:11 -0800

Guerrilla Gardening is focused on enhancing urban public spaces with greenery rather than private gardens, but it's certainly hip and it has a proper message board/community.

By: SMELLSLIKEFUN

SMELLSLIKEFUN — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 08:53:29 -0800

Gardenweb is a free site , and should have a forum for almost everything you may be interested in.

Dave's Garden is a good fee based forum ($15.00 per year).

Garden Buddies is free and has many photos, compared to other forums, but does not seem as active as Gardenweb.

By: desuetude

desuetude — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 11:45:12 -0800

Seconding You Grow Girl.

By: jtron

jtron — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:16:02 -0800

Thanks for the recommendations, everyone.

jeanmari: Adams & Son is pretty close to my area, I will check it out!

You Grow Girl is awesome. I plan to buy the book and have been reading through the archives of the site.