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Caring Plant Support: A Mental Health Perspective
Caring Plant Support: A Mental Health Perspective
Early one morning, on our annual summer trip to Brownsville, Alabama, a small community outside of Goodwater, Alabama, my brother and I set off in the woods with my great aunt in search of just the right twisted trees to...
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Air-Purifying Plants for Beginners
Air-Purifying Plants for Beginners
​​Air-purifying plants are perfect for urban and suburban gardens because they have the ability to remove or reduce air pollutants.  We've compiled a list of air-purifying plants that are native to Texas, easy to grow outdoors, and suitable for all...
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Long-Lasting Flowers for Your Yard
Long-Lasting Flowers for Your Yard
In the Victorian era, society placed a collective weight on the symbolism of flowers. To be ageless has been one of mankind’s greatest strivings – a sentiment echoed in Oscar Wilde’s Dorian Gray. In an exchange between the titular character...
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Useful Pest Control Methods for Your Garden in the Summer
Useful Pest Control Methods for Your Garden in the Summer
Even the most well-managed gardens face an increase in pest activity in the summer months, with the onset of warmer weather and conditions that encourage the growth of weeds and insects.  Many varieties of garden plants and flowers come to...
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Why You Should Put Cardboard in Your Raised Beds
Why You Should Put Cardboard in Your Raised Beds
It is a common problem to have a surplus of cardboard laying around and not knowing what to do with it. Instead of throwing it in the trash, an easy way to repurpose spare cardboard is to line them on...
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Tender Sustainability – Getting those babies to know our world
Tender Sustainability – Getting those babies to know our world
Tender Sustainability – Getting those babies to know our world The moment my young son held his banana peel in front of the garbage and paused for a moment I knew we had a breakthrough. “Mommy, is this garbage, recycling...
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Disability kept me from the soil, VEGO allowed me to garden again
Disability kept me from the soil, VEGO allowed me to garden again
I come from hundreds of years of Dutch farmers. As life in Europe became difficult due to famine and societal stress, my family came to the US over 130 years ago, seeking the rich black soil of Iowa, and freedom....
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Should I Put Rocks in the Bottom of My Raised Bed?
Should I Put Rocks in the Bottom of My Raised Bed?
Raised garden beds have become incredibly popular among gardeners due to their numerous advantages. They offer a range of benefits, such as improved soil quality, better drainage, effective weed control, easy accessibility for gardening tasks, and simplified maintenance.     ...
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How to Get Rid of Weeds in a Sustainable Way
How to Get Rid of Weeds in a Sustainable Way
Scraggly, unkempt, and obstinate – weeds are the bane of every gardener’s existence. During the summer season, they tend to proliferate in unsightly patches, marring your garden. When choosing a way to get rid of weeds, it can be second...
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Creating a Healing Garden!
Creating a Healing Garden!
I never imagined I would even grow tomatoes on my patio, never mind becoming a serious gardener. At the age of 58 that all changed in dramatic fashion. I had been diagnosed with cancer in 2012. After conventional treatment failed,...
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About Vego

At Vego Garden, our goal is to redefine Raised Garden Beds. The company was founded with the goal of launching a modular metal garden bed system with a 20+ year life expectancy, utilizing eco-friendly metal materials instead of cutting down trees. We emphasize innovative design and high quality with our products. The name vego carries the spirit of DIY modular raised beds suitable for growing vegetables.

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