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Garden Tours

Permaculture Garden Diva Shares Her Secrets

June 11, 2010

During the Urban Harvest Organic Vegetable Series course this past spring, I had the opportunity to meet Diana Liga, a horticulturist and permaculture designer. She was an instructor for one of the classes in the course and I was so impressed by her lecture, I followed up with her to schedule a visit to her [...]

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Urban Harvest Garden Tour Part II – Dr. Bob Randall

May 25, 2010
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Our Urban Harvest garden tour continues at the home of Dr. Bob Randall, Urban Harvest founder. He has been living at his home for 30 years. When I opened the car door, I saw this galvanized cistern on the street side of the house. It was large… about 8 feet tall. I had no idea that there was [...]

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Urban Harvest Home Garden Tour Part I

May 15, 2010
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It was a real treat last week to visit both Gary Edmondson’s and Dr. Bob Randall’s garden. It was garden tour given for those taking the Organic Vegetable Certification class at Urban Harvest. It started on Saturday at 2:30 PM at the home of Gary Edmondson, who is the Education Director at Urban Harvest. Gary has [...]

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Houston Garden Tour: Valerie’s Formal Kitchen Garden

December 17, 2009

Back in November, when the weather was a bit warmer, I had the pleasure to photograph the garden of a good friend of mine, Valerie Tschaar. She lives in West Houston in a lovely, spacious home with her husband and two sons. Valerie is a naturalist at heart and enjoys creating a habitat for wildlife. [...]

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