The Garden Lab

07/24/2026

I had to fend off the bumbles to harvest Monarda citriodora for the summer latte at Café Aquí! I left plenty for our pollinators friends though. 😋

07/15/2026

Chef joins us on July 25. A few seat reservations left! See the events link in bio. 😋

07/04/2026

Thanks for the great article Holly!

Share a fun evening at my urban farm and learn about transforming your yard into a beautiful, pollinator hosting, food producing, water conserving, living landscape.

www.TheGardenLab.org/events

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BTMPVSFCP/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Food writer Holly Ebel says Kelly Rae Kirkpatrick hosts "farm-to-fork" backyard dinners to show what urban gardening can do.

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06/29/2026

Because I’m an avid seed saver, I rarely purchase seeds - especially hybrid seed. The one exception? Potomac Series Snapdragons from . They never fail. Start them in January, pinch the plants back by half when they are about 6” tall, plant them outside when it still dips a bit below freezing, and wait for the heat to bring them on. One of my fave’s for sure!

See my link in bio to purchase a couple of remaining CSA Flower subscriptions.

06/18/2026

I had a great time picking up the blue oyster mushrooms for the upcoming dinner on Saturday. is a gorgeous historic farm now fostering bees and other pollinators, and growing awesome mushrooms. Thank you Lisa for the beautiful tour of this historic property in the Sogn Valley!