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Catching Up On The Blog So Far
If you’re catching up on reading about my urban “rewilding” project that started in February 2023, here are some key posts: And here’s a cloud image of the 100 most popular (as defined by WordPress!) key words and phrases in the posts I have written. Selecting any of these tags will pull up related posts, Continue reading
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The Starting Point
This is how it all started. In February 2023 we took ownership of a newly built house in Seguin, Texas, USA and this is how the lot was landscaped by the builder. The front yard was turfed with Bermudagrass sod, with two small Live Oak trees (variety unknown) and a bed near the house with Continue reading
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Bug Love
I used to resent gardening. It was a chore that came with owning a house that had a yard and I felt that there were expectations. The lawn was supposed to stay green, even if that required expensive and/or time-consuming watering. The plants were supposed to stay pretty and not chewed by insects. If anything Continue reading
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Why Am I “Rewilding My Lot”?
In February 2023 I moved into a new house in Seguin, Texas. There are 122 lots in this development, and the entire area was cleared for the building project. So there are no mature trees in the immediate vicinity, the “soil” is basically sand and stones with no organic matter, and the lot came with Continue reading
About Me
Nature Lover.
Inquisitive Observer.
Student Gardener.
I invite you to join me on my journey to convert my sterile (from a nature point of view) new house lot to a healthy and diverse ecosystem, as I make discoveries, mistakes, and hopefully progress. I am not an expert or professional. The project started in February 2023 and the location is Seguin, Texas, USA.
Rewilding My Lot 