Comments on: naturalistic gardens: design and care, with preston montague https://awaytogarden.com/naturalistic-gardens-design-and-care-with-preston-montague/ 'horticultural how-to and woo-woo' with margaret roach, head gardener Wed, 04 Dec 2024 18:42:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Kate https://awaytogarden.com/naturalistic-gardens-design-and-care-with-preston-montague/comment-page-1/#comment-1396412 Wed, 04 Dec 2024 18:42:00 +0000 https://awaytogarden.com/?p=55018#comment-1396412 Great to hear Preston in an interview.

I am a sustainable garden designer, herb farmer, and garden coach in SC and GA. In talk and presentations I suggest to folks that me are in the process of redefining our beauty standard in our home landscapes! We are also looking to get rid of our bird feeders and see birds feeding naturally in our gardens. The joy expressed by my clients when they see their first goldfinch feeding in a seed head and not at a bird feeder is priceless!

We need to lift more female voices in this work.
The push back I have working with the conventional landscape industry is amazing and I have been doing this for 20 years.

If you are looking for a trimmer consider the Ego electric line of tools. I love them and I am able to charge them with my solar chargers!

I am excited to share this episode within my sphere of influence. 💚

]]> By: Sarah Gerfen https://awaytogarden.com/naturalistic-gardens-design-and-care-with-preston-montague/comment-page-1/#comment-1393863 Mon, 30 Sep 2024 14:28:16 +0000 https://awaytogarden.com/?p=55018#comment-1393863 Preston spoke of mixing plants with different root structures. Do you know of any resources that specifically describe the depth of roots?

]]> By: Annie https://awaytogarden.com/naturalistic-gardens-design-and-care-with-preston-montague/comment-page-1/#comment-1393832 Sun, 29 Sep 2024 11:58:40 +0000 https://awaytogarden.com/?p=55018#comment-1393832 I have found cutting a weed just under the soil like you would cut asparagus stresses the root system then mulching on top off the area with fall leaves works better than regular pine bark mulch. Last year I had a terrible Canadian thistle problem in my native bed and I asked my neighbor if I could have his bagged leaves. That worked wonders.

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