Planting for a
Second Gardening Season

The planting months of late summer are perfect for sowing seeds of short season varieties which tolerate cooler nights and shorter days and provide tasty fall harvests. We call this the "Second Season Gardening".

Click Here to view this month's website feature article Gardening for a Second Season for planting information and our list of what to grow.

A Second Season harvest feast
from our trial garden

Renee in Sweet Pea Heaven

So many people write to tell us about their gardens that we'd like to share the best photos on our website.

Send or email your favorite photo of a Renee's Garden variety to enter our 2008 Photo Contest. The first prize is a $50 gift certificate for your 2008 seeds. Separate Kid's Photo Contest and prize for gardeners under age 16 for a picture of their gardening success.

We will feature the winning photos and photographers on our website in October. Please limit your submissions to three photos. All entries will receive a complimentary packet of seeds, so don't delay! Deadline for entries is September 30.

For Gardeners Who Love to Cook

Late summer brings an abundant harvest of vegetables and herbs to the kitchen, and savvy gardening cooks reach for Renee's Recipes from a Kitchen Garden for inspiration.

Each of her 165 page cookbooks is a separate and original collection of over 300 different recipes. These easy-to-prepare dishes emphasize fresh ingredients, wonderful flavors, and great ideas for enjoying the harvest throughout the year.

Cookbooks make great gifts! Click Here to order cookbooks

Renee in the News:

View  Renee's cover story: "Please Eat the Flowers" about edible flowers and blossoms in the Summer 2007 issue of People Places and Plants, the popular magazine for gardeners in the Northeast. Check out the photo illustrations, which were taken in our trial garden and kitchen.

Edible flower sandwiches

Come Visit Often!
Please visit our website at www.reneesgarden.com to view all of our monthly feature articles and varieties. Ordering is quick, easy and secure. We look forward to hearing from you.

Best Wishes,

Seed Suggestions Welcome:
We expand our seed line every year, and look for new varieties as well as old fashioned favorites to grow out and evaluate in our trial gardens in different climate zones. If there is a particular variety you would like us to carry, email us at customerservice@reneesgarden.com and tell us why you recommend it.

In Our Trial Garden This Month:
We just completed our trial of different combinations of nasturtium colors, and rattlesnake and jumbo romano pole beans. The Spanish padron peppers are ripening as are tomatoes and baby bell peppers under trial. We are growing 12 new basils from French and Italian sources, as well as 6 edamame bean cultivars. Some of the flowers we are evaluating this season include nicotiana, monarda, marigolds, caliopsis, dahlias, container cosmos, rudbeckia, berlandiera lyrata (chocolate flowers), and hibiscus for tea. In the herb garden, are new slow-bolt cilantro cultivars. Our favorite Italian seed suppliers will be visiting soon, and I am looking forward to cooking from them from all of this bounty.