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A Breakfast View Of The Back Garden
I like to eat breakfasts outside — there’s always something interesting to notice in the garden. In the wintertime I’m probably in the front porch where I can get some morning sun, but as the year progresses I’m more likely to be behind the house. On this recent morning, the light was good under cloudy Continue reading
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A Review At The End Of Year Two
My garden “rewilding” project is now almost two years old, and this time of year (December) is a good time to reflect on progress achieved and lessons learned. Planting for the year is finished and projects now largely involve tidying, trimming, or fixing things here and there, and waiting for spring when the garden will Continue reading
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Decommissioning The Three Sisters Garden, And Lessons Learned
The Three Sisters Garden project has officially ended. The mounds have been dismantled, their soil moved elsewhere, and any remaining plant matter composted. It was an interesting thing to try, but I’m not going to do this again next year. Nevertheless, I’ve been collecting notes along the way as to what I have learned while Continue reading
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“State Of The Garden” After 15 Months
Now that I have been here a little more than a year, I am just as excited about my nature project as I was when I started in February 2023. I was not in a hurry to create a master plan immediately. There were some basic principles that I wanted to follow, and some early Continue reading
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Preparing For Fall
I arrived here in February 2023. Spring was designated for planning and the planting of trees and native grasses. Summer was designated for infrastructure projects and more planning. And fall is intended to be a big planting season. It is not my goal to finish planting the garden this year. However, I want at least Continue reading
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Native Grasses — Chapter One: Planning
The saga of replacing builder-installed Bermudagrass sod with seeded native grasses is a lengthy one, still ongoing, so I will use several posts to tell the story. My overall plan for the back yard is to have about one-quarter of it dedicated to native grasses. These grasses put down deep roots, so they should help Continue reading
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“State Of The Garden” After Six Months
In February 2023 we moved to a new developer lot in Seguin, Texas, USA. The front yard had Bermudagrass sod, two Live Oak trees, and a bed in front of the house with fairly standard landscaper plants. The back yard was empty except for Bermudagrass sod. My overall goals here are to develop a balanced 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 