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Garden Gloves

Published on September 17, 2017 by weedingwildsuburbia

Not only do I love gardening, I love garden tools and accessories. Nonetheless, for quite a while I have been using inexpensive latex-coated polyester gloves that I buy at Costco […]

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Garden Talk & Sale – Wild Suburbia

Published on November 28, 2016November 28, 2016 by weedingwildsuburbia

Learn how to transition from a resource-intensive yard to a more natural, low-water-use landscape in this lecture by horticulturist Barbara Eisenstein, author of Wild Suburbia: Learning to Garden with Native […]

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Book Signing at Heyday Holiday Sale

Published on November 28, 2016 by weedingwildsuburbia

Heyday’s Holiday Book Sale! Join us Saturday, December 3, 2016 from 12-5 p.m. 1633 University Ave., Berkeley, CA 2 p.m. book signing and gardening tips with Wild Suburbia‘s Barbara Eisenstein […]

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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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Warning: For plant geeks only

Published on September 17, 2013March 24, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

Way back in 1993 a large, imposing and impressive book was published by UC Press. The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California, edited by James Hickman, was a revision of Jepson’s […]

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In the beginning

Published on February 21, 2012March 24, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

In the heat of the summer of 1999 I take pieces of scrap paper and sketch the long, narrow parkway bed on the east side of our corner lot. It […]

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Keeping cats out of the veggie garden

Published on August 7, 2011March 24, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

This post is not about cats or vegetable gardens, but I will get to that later. It is about an old fashioned tool, a scythe. Yes, scythe, like in Grim […]

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And the good news is….

Published on October 5, 2009July 3, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

…my son is getting married. He and his fiancee would like to have a simple backyard wedding… in our backyard. And the deck that I have mentioned in previous posts […]

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Selection and Care of California Native Plants Slide Presentation

Published on July 31, 2009March 24, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

I totally cannot believe I didn’t see this before, but here is the slide show in full, without me having to upload each and every slide. Phew! As a reminder […]

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Native Grasses, Sedges and Rush for the Garden

Published on June 15, 2009March 24, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

From Grass_090618 While working at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden I wanted to order lots of native grasses for our native plant nursery and annual sales. I love their texture […]

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Author of Wild Suburbia - Learning to Garden with Native Plants, Barbara created and runs Friends of South Pasadena Nature Park. Each month with other volunteers, she weeds and cares for the park. She continues to garden with natives, give talks, and write. Grow native - let your garden go wild.

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