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Wild Suburbia – native plant gardening

Published on September 7, 2016September 11, 2016 by weedingwildsuburbia

After many years, lots of writing and rewriting, and tons of rejections, it is finally out! In August, Heyday Books released my book, Wild Suburbia – Learning to Garden with […]

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Nature Park looks great

Published on June 15, 2013April 19, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

PLEASE NOTE A DATE CORRECTION: NEXT CLEANUP WILL BE MONDAY, JUNE 17, 9 AM – 10:30 AM. We returned from our stay in India about two weeks ago. I finally got […]

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Indian Institute of Science

Published on April 29, 2013March 24, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

Within the bustling city of Bangalore is the venerable Indian Institute of Science (IISc). Founded in 1909, the guest house we are staying in, Centenary Visitors House, was built and named for […]

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Bringing homesick to a new level

Published on April 21, 2013March 24, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

After yesterday’s lengthy plant-centric post, it is nice to turn my attention to our temporary home here in Bangalore. We have been living in the Centenary Visitors House (guest house) […]

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Bear with me

Published on April 10, 2013May 30, 2017 by weedingwildsuburbia

Change is in the air! Although I am still in India, Wild Suburbia is not being ignored. The Weeding Wild Suburbia website is undergoing massive changes, and I must ask […]

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Tropical Almond

Published on February 3, 2013March 24, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

I am rushing to get this posted because we leave Mumbai early tomorrow morning for two months of travel. The itinerary is more complicated than you can imagine and I […]

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Fish Poison Tree

Published on January 31, 2013March 24, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

India is a wild and dangerous place: Man-eating tigers and leopards (not to mention bears), pythons, malaria-carrying mosquitoes, insane traffic, canon ball trees, and now fish poison trees. Yesterday I […]

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Trees at TIFR

Published on January 30, 2013March 24, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

The trees on the campus of the Tata Institute for Fundamental Research (TIFR) are truly amazing. I have not done nearly enough looking and photographing so this will be my project […]

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When and how much should I water?

Published on January 28, 2013July 3, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

When working at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden on the “Garden Hotline” one of the questions that I found most vexing was: How often and for how long should I water […]

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Colaba Market

Published on January 26, 2013March 24, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

Happened upon this wonderful market in Colaba today. The produce looked amazing, though the surroundings were not up to American standards. I bought tiny bananas, oranges and a pomegranate. Have […]

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