Thanks to Mike and Cristian for sending:

“These are Boston pickling and Burpee hybrid cucumbers, Early Girl tomatoes, Husky cherry tomatoes, and hot banana peppers from our garden in Brightwood Park!”

If you get a great one please send an email to [email protected] with ‘Great Garden Haul’ in the subject line along with a photo and description of your haul including what neighborhood you’re in. Try to get yours in by Labor Day. Thanks!


Spotted these in North Cleveland Park.

If you get a great one please send an email to [email protected] with ‘Great Garden Haul’ in the subject line along with a photo and description of your haul including what neighborhood you’re in. Try to get yours in by Labor Day. Thanks!


Thanks to Camaran for sending:

“Apparently, I planted too many bunching green onions.

Below: Average daily harvest + the just cured garlic for the 2016-17 season. ”

If you get a great one please send an email to [email protected] with ‘Great Garden Haul’ in the subject line along with a photo and description of your haul including what neighborhood you’re in. Try to get yours in by Labor Day. Thanks!


Thanks to Nalini for sending:

“What was left after the squirrels filled their stomachs – eggplants, peppers, cilantro, basil and grape tomatoes.”

If you get a great one please send an email to [email protected] with ‘Great Garden Haul’ in the subject line along with a photo and description of your haul including what neighborhood you’re in. Try to get yours in by Labor Day. Thanks!


Thanks to Sharon for sending:

“Four types of garlic harvested—from the far MD suburbs”

If you get a great one please send an email to [email protected] with ‘Great Garden Haul’ in the subject line along with a photo and description of your haul including what neighborhood you’re in. Try to get yours in by Labor Day. Thanks!


It’s great garden haul time!! If you get a great one please send an email to [email protected] with ‘Great Garden Haul’ in the subject line along with a photo and description of your haul including what neighborhood you’re in.

Thanks to Aaron for kicking things off from Petworth: “This is what we found after being away for a week for the 4th.”



Photo by PoPville flickr user Eric P.

“Dear PoPville,

Does anyone have experience building a greenhouse in DC and, if so, what are the issues and concerns that might arise vis-a-vis permits and zoning? I want to build a pretty nice medium-sized greenhouse in my back yard but have already hit the 60% lot coverage limit. Would such a structure count against the limit and does anyone know of a contractor with experience building greenhouses?”


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Photo courtesy of fonagardener

From an email:

“The 27th annual Garden Fair and Plant Sale, hosted by Friends of the National Arboretum (FONA), has moved to a new central location in the U.S. National Arboretum, which is celebrating its 90th year.

This year’s event, April 28-29, has been relocated and will now be outside the Administration Building and Visitor Center, adjacent to the National Capitol Columns, Azalea Collection and the Grove of State Trees. Attendees will see more of the Arboretum grounds as they shop for traditional and rare plants from nurseries around the world, including new offerings like Gentiana acaulis hybrids, Beesia deltophylla, Phygelius cultivars and eight different types of Cypripedium orchids. (more…)


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