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The Dirty Gardener Podcast~ Lessons in Life, Love and Landscaping

The Dirty Gardener Podcast

The Dirty Gardener Podcast Lessons in Life, Love and Landscaping    It’s been a long time coming and it’s finally happening. While I love my blog and the opportunity to write and purge, I’m excited to announce my new podcast “The Dirty Gardener”, Lessons in Life, Love and Landscaping”. I’m especially excited to just sit …

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Creating Peace In Our Landscape

Peace in the landscape

 I think everyone’s acutely aware of what’s happening in the world around us. And while I think it’s important to stay informed, it’s also important for us to stay grounded and give our heads time to recuperate from the harmful noise in the background. Creating some of that peace in our landscape is a lot …

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“Garden Itis”

Xeriscape design

I suppose I truly developed garden-itis in my youth. I had a bedroom full of potted plants who were my only true friends, along with my shadow of a dog, Kenobi. She was a full blooded German Shepherd who was as loyal as she was beautiful and never told my secrets. I actually named all …

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Best Herbs and Edibles for Shade

Many of my clients have the idea that food has to be in isolated beds. This is only true if you use chemicals. If you’re organic, food can be EVERYWHERE! The garden below is all edible. The seed puffs are bolted lettuce that will reseed for me next winter. This edible bed consists of rainbow …

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Spiritual Sanctuary Landscape Designs

Xeriscape design, austin

Religion is a topic most businesses steer clear of and frankly, I think religion is very personal and should be treated as such. Landscape Design is also very personal and now that we’re in our yards more than ever, our space should reflect who we are and allow space for prayer, meditation or simple appreciation …

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