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reads | It's A Dry Heat

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It's A Dry Heat. Outdoor living on the border beyond. What I’m Into Right Now. Sun Sticks and Mud. 8211; Kaltenbach, Anschel. Any applicable project of mine). Recharge Rates and Chemistry Beneath Playas of the High Plains Aquifer. 8211; US Geological Service. 8211; Pavlik, Muick, Johnson, Popper. Gardening in a Small Space. Sustainable Design: A Planbook for Sustainable Sonoran Desert Dwellings. Tucson Institute for Sustainable Communities. 101 Things I Learned in Architecture School. Still Here, on Pause.

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location | It's A Dry Heat

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It's A Dry Heat. Outdoor living on the border beyond. My home garden is the patio of a small apartment, in a historic building in El Paso, Texas. It’s the largest city on the US-Mexican border; in fact, I’m about 1/2 mile from the border. But more importantly to anything garden than political boundary or perception: I’m in the midst of the Chihuahuan Desert. Average / annual stats). Chihuahuan Desert (Creosote Bush-Sotol-Lechuguilla association). 3,860′ above sea level. Gravel, andesite, clay. 8211; the ...

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about | It's A Dry Heat

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It's A Dry Heat. Outdoor living on the border beyond. Desert Dweller Shaper of the Land. I’m a landscape architect, but unlike many I’ve met. It’s important to embrace and know the intimate connection between climate, place, process, and patterns. Me on a 5/2012 garden tour in Austin TX. So, I tend to only make more time for peers who also get it, especially those who I can learn from and who also want to learn. Time is too short for anything less or skimming the surface. Those who get it are. Spending t...

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About this Project/Blog | A Year of Ikebana

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If the flower is to be beautiful, it must be cultivated. Japanese Proverb. A Year of Ikebana. This is the original. Published in September of 2011. Since then both my health and life have improved. It was a project then, but it’s just a blog now. Did Ikebana help my health and ease the pain while promoting healing? For me, absolutely.). Everyone who is born holds dual citizenship, in the kingdom of the well and in the kingdom of the sick. Can Learning How to Arrange Flowers Mend Me? Living in illness mea...

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Yuccas and Rock | It's A Dry Heat

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It's A Dry Heat. Outdoor living on the border beyond. After 23 years living in the desert southwest, if a person despises rough terrain and spiky plants, they may wish to move along. After all, that’s what endures here –. A yucca, rock for mulch, sideoats for grass. I’ve only grown to embrace, not resist, such challenges as something to inform a simpler, more appealing aesthetic for outdoor living. Regard. Yuccas and rocks…add sotol, damianitas and a live oak clump. This entry was posted in Design. A shu...

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inventory | It's A Dry Heat

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It's A Dry Heat. Outdoor living on the border beyond. My list of garden plants to date, comprised of various containers. On my home’s small patios, in the sandy hills just west of Las Cruces, New Mexico. Updated pics from here coming). Arizona Beargrass / Nolina microcarpa, with:. 1) Bishop’s Cap / Astrophytum myriostigma (L back). 1) Megata / Astrophytum nudum (R). 4) ncn / Copiapoa esmeraldana (front). 2) Torch Cactus / Echinopsis grandiflorus (L, R back). Squid Agave / Agave bracteosa (gift). I reshap...

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Sugar Snaps and Strawberries. Search the Heavy Petal blog. The latest from Edible Vancouver: It’s a Snap. Is out, and with it, my article: It’s a Snap: Bean Basics. Beans really are incredibly easy to grow, and you probably don’t need me to tell you how. But if you’re looking for reassurance, check it out for the lowdown on how-when-where of bean growing, as well as tips on what to do in your garden now. Happy almost-summer! June 14th, 2012 COMMENTS (2). I’ll admit I opened the book with a bit of f...

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Garden Critter | My Garden in the Grove

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My Garden in the Grove. January 4, 2017. This entry was posted in Garden Critters. Garden Snapshot: Winter Cedar. A Frozen Winter →. 3 thoughts on “ Garden Critter. January 4, 2017 at 7:57 am. January 9, 2017 at 11:09 am. January 10, 2017 at 5:59 am. Nan, I hadn’t thought of a rabbit, but that’s certainly possible! We’ve seen a rabbit or two in the neighborhood and we’ve also seen a skunk! Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Growing...