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Mar Vista Green Garden Showcase

The Associated Press published an article today about the dramatic increase in home gardens this year. It seems that as a whole we are facing the challenges of our declining economy with a shovel. Here in Mar Vista we're doing our part to cut back on water usage, pesticides and chemical fertilizers, as well as growing our own food. As a result, there seems to be a lot to show for it - including the upcoming Mar Vista Green Garden Showcase. On April 26 from 2-6 p.m., homeowners throughout the city will be showing off their Xeriscape, low ...

Post author:Christy
Post published:March 17, 2009
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Saving Money through Gardening

This morning an article appeared in my inbox from Kitchen Gardeners International that I thought I would share. It felt appropriate to post it because the main question that was asked of those of us who participated in the recent Nightline interview was, "Does this save you money?" While I couldn't really summarize the ways in which home growing saves me money, this article really nails down an concrete answer. Enjoy!

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Post author:Christy
Post published:March 2, 2009
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Victory Gardenerd on ABC News: Nightline

If you missed the show last night, Gardenerd was featured on ABC News: Nightline in a segment on Victory Gardens. Check it out here: The television crew asked to follow me around for a day to visit several of my clients and my community garden, Ocean View Farms. Both Tommy Rosen and Chris Paine are clients from this past year. I designed and built their food gardens. Chris' garden will be debuted during the grand opening of his super-eco-friendly…

Post author:Christy
Post published:February 27, 2009
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Eco-Farm in Santa Cruz

Back in January, during our California Adventure trip, we spent a day on campus at University of California, Santa Cruz.

Post author:Christy
Post published:February 18, 2009
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Television Shoot for Gardenerd

Today was an unusual day. I got up and put on makeup. That doesn't happen much these days, since the broccoli doesn't care how I look in the morning. The reason for the makeup was because in an hour or so, four guys and a camera were going to be staring me in the face. ABC News: Nightline was coming to shoot a segment on Victory Gardens.

We started out visiting a garden that belongs to one of my clients. Tommy Rosen (whose garden was recently featured on the Gardenerd Blog) was in full force. He ...

Post author:Christy
Post published:February 13, 2009
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Kids’ Garden Article on Low Impact Living.com

It's been busy around here at Gardenerd.com. Today a new article I wrote for Low Impact Living.com appeared on their blog. It features quick tips for starting a garden with your children. Check it out here:

http://www.lowimpactliving.com/blog/2009/02/05/a-spring-garden-for-kids/

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Post author:Christy
Post published:February 6, 2009
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Eco-Fabulous Garden

In December Gardenerd participated in the Eco-Gift Festival. The founder of Eco-Gift, Tommy Rosen, and his lovely wife Kia asked me to build them the vegetable garden of their dreams. After some discussion, we decided what that dream should look like and then we began.

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Post author:Christy
Post published:February 5, 2009
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Valentine’s Day Redeux

I know this one won't sit well with those in the floral industry, but I had to share this video that came across my desk. Ben at Windowbox.com sent it my way. It offers an alternative to the traditional Valentine's gift. Please enjoy the True Story of Cut Flowers:

The True Story of Cut Flowers

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Post author:Christy
Post published:February 4, 2009
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The Gardens of Esalen

We took a trip up the coast, our California Adventure we called it, through San Luis Obispo, Big Sur, Santa Cruz, San Francisco, and then we visited Napa before heading down Interstate 5 to get home. We were blessed with the most beautiful weather, the kind, as my husband says, that explains the reason for high real estate prices.

We saw monarch butterflies fluttering in the trees and elephant seals basking in the sunshine along the shore. It seemed to be a good time for all things natural. The gardens were no exception. We spent 3 days at ...

Post author:Christy
Post published:January 29, 2009
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Winter Harvest

After being gone for 10 days up the coast of California during what could be called the most beautiful summer-like winter weather Northern California has ever seen, my husband and I have returned to find the gardens thriving. Some veggies are just coming into fullness, while others - like the Osaka Purple Mustard - are finishing up. We came home to find a bright yellow flower shooting out the top of overgrown mustard greens (we couldn't possibly have kept up with the production of those giant leaves). We also found tiny, bright white, waxy cauliflower heads starting to ...

Post author:Christy
Post published:January 25, 2009
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