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Tag: Words by Mike Evans

Tag: Words by Mike Evans

December in the Natural Garden

December is too early to predict a seasonal rainfall total, but since we are starting so dry, in regards to this month’s garden tasks, we should probably plan for a dry year. There is no rain in sight on the long term forecast for the remainder of the year. Just beautiful sunny days, enviable for the rest of the country, and impossible for us, without imported water.

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November in the Natural Garden

The days are markedly shorter, the nights cooler, and our winter gear can soon make its way into our wardrobes for daily use. Our plants are in transition too, breathing a sigh of relief after those brutal heat waves last summer. Native plants literally spring to new life with the first rains, and fall weather signals them to open their little doors and windows for winter moisture to come in.

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GRATITUDE

A person finds joy in giving an apt reply
And how good is a timely word.
Proverbs 15:23 NIV

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September in the Natural Garden

Native plants are still in dry season mode and are almost poised to receive water and start growing. We have always considered September 15 the start of a new horticultural year.

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THIS JUST IN!

The current heat wave has pounded the southland with scorching temps for three days already, and the forecast for the next few offers little relief. What to do in your natural garden.

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August in the Natural Garden

The dry season is when every principle of Re-wild is on display. Since our activity in the garden is still minimal, native plants look as “natural” as they ever will, and we celebrate their natural beauty by basically leaving them alone. Just a little weeding and of course watering as needed, but mostly watching, as they mimic their botanical counterparts out yonder in the wild places.

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July in the Natural Garden

As we build and maintain our mini-ecosystems, we create living narratives and leave dynamic marks for everyone to utilize, appreciate, interpret, read, remember, and hopefully emulate, in both present and future.

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