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I honestly believe having media rooms in homes are unhealthy. Humans were created in garden. We are suppose to allow light in our brains. Living in homes where there is no natural light or painted dark is unhealthy.
I live in Missouri and our governor signed in a law that HOA's can't completely block you from having chickens. Need the same for replacing turf with natives.
Inspiring and creative young men. I'm going to check out your website. And yeah, it's all about the kids. Trying to make things better for them from what you might have had ❤
You’re speaking the core truths for habitat & water conversation! I been planting cottage gardens for decades with native plants & antique China roses. If it does not attract pollinators it’s not on my core plants
Thanks for sharing your beautiful yard. I'm of the same mindset and enjoy much time watching the butterflies, hummingbirds, and dragonflies in my backyard. I don't have a bird feeder because there is a rat problem in my neighborhood, but I grow green purslane in pots for the little sparrows, and they very much enjoy it.
That Yaupon Holly is also America's only caffeine-producing plant. When dried, the leaves make a fantastic tea that's every bit as good as what you buy in the store. The key to fixing the problem is people taking it on themselves. Even if all you can do is grow one plant in a bucket on your back stoop, that's a step that makes a difference. When you have a million people growing one plant in one bucket, that's a million square feet of native habitat that wasn't there before. What you do matters.
Great video and a wonderful guide on some well-adapted plant here in Texas. I grow all of the mentioned plants myself and can confirm they survived what past years have thrown at them without the use of any fertilizer, pesticide, and/or irrigation! :)
Very inspirational. Hoping to do something similar in my front yard but have an HOA. Slowly learning how to plant for diversity and balance. Thank-you!
Love my anacacho orchid tree, I wish I saw more of them around Austin. I had never heard of the goldenball leadtree, it's awsome and I'm pretty sure it's already got a spot in my yard!
