After attending a Master Gardener Gardening Seminar recently, I have been thinking of HOAs (Homeowners Associations) and their role in protecting the land, water, and air via gardening. In many HOAs (not necessarily all), there are strict rules and regulations regarding a home and its outward appearance to the neighborhood. These are almost always in … Continue reading HOA’s and Alternative Gardening
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Gardens: Shows of Wealth and Power
When watching Monty Don's Italian Gardens, great gardens showcased in and around Rome reveal an era where many of the most powerful men at the time showed off their power through building grand gardens. Monty Don expresses the idea that the era was probably the only one in history where the better and bigger the … Continue reading Gardens: Shows of Wealth and Power
Food Forest Parks
In the modern world, fantasy can become reality. We are able to see inside our refrigerators without having to open them and can buy nearly any, if not all, products we can think of, at 2:00am without having to leave our beds. While most of our modern fantastical reality tends toward the world of sci-fi, … Continue reading Food Forest Parks