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Keep It Messy for Nature

Published on January 25, 2020January 25, 2020 by weedingwildsuburbia

Native plants are only one element of a good native garden. Banish all leafblowers and machinary to make your garden hospitable to birds and other critters.

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Driving east

Published on May 16, 2014July 7, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

Did you ever feel like getting in the car and just driving east? You know, leaving the errands behind and crossing the whole country? Maybe it is the extreme heat […]

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Home again

Published on June 8, 2013July 2, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

We have been home for eight days after six months in India, oh my, it feels good. I promised to give an update on how my wild suburban garden did […]

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How much time does it take?

Published on January 4, 2013July 2, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

One of my biggest goals at Wild Suburbia is to hone my lazy-gardening skills. I know that my family laughs when I talk about how little time I spend in […]

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Sorcerer’s Apprentice

Published on October 4, 2012July 3, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

The music has been going through my head all day. This morning I decided the irrigation system was due for a tune-up. Starting early, I worked and worked, moving, lifting […]

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It’s alive!

Published on July 30, 2012July 2, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

So nice to be home. Traveling is wonderful, but it feels so good to sleep in one’s own bed. Maybe that is why going away is so great – to […]

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Quick-ties and duct tape can fix anything

Published on July 6, 2012July 3, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

One of the reasons that I decided to have a wild garden was that I wanted to be able to go on vacation and not worry that the irrigation system […]

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Lazy Gardener – Success!

Published on June 18, 2012July 3, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

Since the Theodore Payne Garden Tour I have truly reached new heights in the realm of lazy gardening. (See below for links to other posts on lazy gardening).  And, I […]

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Work Reduction Work

Published on August 16, 2011July 2, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

Real quick post before going off to the beach. In my ongoing effort to be a lazy gardener I am always looking for changes that will result in less work. […]

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Lazy Woman’s Garden

Published on February 23, 2011March 24, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

I was all set to write about how I finally used up the last of the Meyer lemons but instead I spent some time taking pictures in the yard. (Yes […]

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