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Green Grow Organics founder Sam Sittlerle, our business development director, Mary Nethery, and our friend Hector Navarro attended the Betsy Ross lecture in Houston Tuesday evening. Our hosts were the OHBA. A fantastic evening of learning and discussion about how to get carbon back into the ground. Analyzing soil structure and seeing where a property […]
Metroscapes founder Sam Sitterle is among a growing group of worldwide practitioners showing concern for SOM soil organic matter. YouTube is full of amazing videos to help us all understand our soil resources better and how responsible stewardship of our soils will resolve climate change. Putting carbon back into the ground where it turns into […]
We can learn so much by having a great design library. Rosemary Verey was an English Garden Designer who bought a 1697 Vicarage in the Cotswolds and over a 40 year period, turned it into one of the most visited gardens in England. Barnsley House is quite simply one of the finest examples of English […]
Our business development director just attended a seminar held by a local manufacturer’s representative, Mechler-Blass Associates. “Water conservation in particular is a specialty of ours. We help collect, convey and contain water for reuse or to assist in LEED and LID applications.” Today’s lecture was on the “permavoid” “system which builds resilience into the built […]
2016 Author Page BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE HILL COUNTRY AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS GARDENER Sometimes we get these regional gardening books that really sing to us. Jim Truchard’s coffee table size ode to his beloved Hill Country Garden is such a book. Inside jacket reads thusly: “An inside look at the diverse and distinctive Texas […]
Fungal issues arise in our landscapes for a variety of reasons and cause any number of unsightly conditions, and worse, demise in our plant material. Some of the fungal diseases we experience in the South Central Texas Region are: Powdery Mildew, Black Spot, Cotton Root Rot, and Oak Wilt fungus. We approach these issues by […]
At Green Grow Organics and Metroscapes Landscaping, we work to implement IPM. Integrated Pest Management. One of our very favorite beneficial insects is the Lacewing, Chrysopidae. They are translucent and somewhat iridescent, pale green with coppery eyes. Simply magical to see them rising out of my boxwood every year. They lay their eggs at night, […]
https://www.seedthemovie.com/ “Few things on Earth are as miraculous and vital as seeds. Worshipped and treasured since the dawn of humankind. In the last century, 94% of our seed varieties have disappeared. SEED: The Untold Story follows passionate seed keepers protecting our 12,000 year-old food legacy. As biotech chemical companies control the majority of our seeds, […]
Green Grow Organics submitted an entry to the SA Tomorrow Sustainability Award Program in the Sustainable Programs category. 12 winners in 5 categories will be announced November 1st. Here’s a link to the sponsor, SA Tomorrow and also an article in the Rivard Report further explaining the program. Green Grow Organics will bring you a […]