Sustainable Gardening

Practical answers from nature-loving garden gurus

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Fun with Videos

On YouTube

Check out the growing collection of videos on my YouTube Channel.  There you'll find:

• Interviews
• Tours of my garden
• Tours of other gardens
• Events

For example, here's my update on Possible Lawn Replacement Plants:

On MonkeySee.com

MonkeySee, the new website for how-to videos, made its debut in October of 2007 and my series of videos about Sustainable Gardening are available for viewing there. Here's what I cover in the 10 clips that make up the series:

• Introduction, explanation of mixed borders
• How to draw borders
• How to prepare borders for planting
• Number one plant group — shrubs and small trees
• Perennials and annuals
• How to plant a plant
• Spring clean-up and mulching
• Yearly pruning
• Routine maintenance throughout the season
• How to learn more

What I Didn't Say: Click here for some brief but essential additions to the 'Sustainable Gardening' video.