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Tag Archives: Avery Ranch

My Motivation

I have always been a gardener in my heart but there was much more to me than that.  I felt a deep sadness in the universe and could never really articulate what it meant, but I knew I could relate to plants in a way I could not relate to people. My parents were artists …

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Earth Day

In honor of Earth Day April 22nd, here are some simple suggestions for a few ways you can make some big changes in the impact we have on our beautiful planet. One of the easiest ways is to choose native and adaptive plants. Native (indigenous to an area) and adaptive (adapted to our climate but …

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The Generous Gardener

The same emotion that makes something new intimidating, will also make you a poor gardener. If your ego driven to create a garden your friends will envy, your gardening heart just may be in the wrong place. To be a successful gardener I believe you need to be a good student, you need to be willing to …

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Disappearing Bats in America

I copied this article as it is a very important one not only because of Austin’s huge bat population, but also because of the urgency of this matter.  please encourage our politicians to attack this issue before it is too late. Bats in North America are under a two-pronged attack but they are not the only …

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St. Augustine, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly…

You are going to detect a theme with me when it comes to sod and that is because I don’t like it. I find it to be a huge water waster, an enormous opportunity for people to misuse chemicals, a lot of wasted time to care for and lets not forget the pollution it produces from mowing and edging. …

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