Barbara Pleasant

Welcome to my web home and my gardens. Whether you want to learn more about the kitchen garden out back or the organically grown fruits out front, you've come to the right place.

We garden writers are passionate folks, and personally I consider myself obsessed with kitchen gardening. Sometimes it seems like the only time I stop thinking about growing organic food is when I'm cooking or eating it! I make a killer apple-blueberry pie, but I've had lots of practice. 

All this takes place on the Blue Ridge in Virginia, high up enough to qualify for Zone 6. In addition to a robust organic food garden, we have organically grown tree fruits, berries, and scads of flowers and herbs.    

I have liked every type of gardening I've ever tried. Kitchen gardening comes out on top, but I've loved every adventure I've taken into the secret life of plants. My interests are varied, plus they change all the time. Here I have assembled some of my favorite blogs from the last few years, with links to related articles at Mother Earth News or GrowVeg.com. I slip in new musings every chance I get, along with photos that have captured special moments in my garden.

Click around to learn more about my books, blogs, and lectures.  Stay as long as you like! By the time you move on, I hope you feel inspired to garden a little more, and have a great time doing it.

Above: Photo of Barbara Pleasant by Donna Chiarelli

Location:

Floyd, VA, USA

Near Roanoke on the

Blue Ridge Parkway