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Lawn Gone For Style and Food

Central Texas Gardener takes brand-new and seasoned gardeners down a sustainable garden path with organic techniques, water-wise plants, and homegrown food. Get design inspiration, hands-on how-to, and behind-the-scenes tours of Texas gardeners at home.

Lawn Gone For Style and Food

Season 19 Episode 17 | 26m 48s | CC

Designer and author Pam Penick replaces lawn with easy, beautiful, water-conservation alternatives for outdoor living. Meredith Thomas traded lawn for family food, using scavenges for materials. Daphne Richards banishes weeds around trees. Her pick of the week is tatume squash, a variety not susceptible to squash vine borers. Andrea DeLong-Amaya continues wildflower season through the summer.

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