Liz Berry
 
What Grows Well in Garland Texas?
I'm a good resource for reporting on what grows well in Garland. I'm new to the gardening scene, having begun my first garden on June 12, 2013. Thus if I...
If Liz Were Queen     Oct 6 2014
Loving Garland Green at Garland's Healthy Living Exp
Nancy Seaberg and Lilly Bui (two members of Loving Garland Green) at the Healthy Living Expo in Garland on September 27, 2014. Another great environmental...
If Liz Were Queen     Sep 28 2014
First Birthday Coming Up for Loving Garland Green
WE SURVIVED AND EVEN THRIVED. The bee on one of the loofah blossoms in the Garland Community Garden is a symbol of our success. Not only are we now feeding...
If Liz Were Queen     Sep 24 2014
Pokeweed Berry Dye
Pokeweed Berries Waiting to Become a Dye Bath A few months ago on June 14 I wrote an article titled "Nothing says survival quite like Pokeweed. I only...
If Liz Were Queen     Sep 17 2014
Garland Community Garden: Making International Connections
A garden plot sponsored by the Garland Multicultural Commission is coming soon to the Garland Community Garden. A garden is a library with so many volumes that...
If Liz Were Queen     Aug 26 2014
The Power and Importance of Place and You
A work in progress at the Garland Community Garden 4022 Naaman School Road: The photo above illustrates the completed first layer of wet cardboard and the...
If Liz Were Queen     Aug 17 2014
Lots of New Additions to the Garland Community Garden
Becky and Ed Browning of Loving Garland Green installing their square foot garden at the Garland Community Garden -August 6, 2014 Square foot gardens were...
If Liz Were Queen     Aug 12 2014
Tomatoes that grow well in the Garland Area
Charlie and I are currently writing a book, complete with photos of all the various types of edibles that we've had great success in growing in our own gardens...
If Liz Were Queen     Aug 4 2014
Garland Community Garden July Update
Loofah Blossom July 26, 2014 at Garland Community Garden A Garden is a living thing. You can never visit the same garden twice. I visited the Garland...
If Liz Were Queen     Jul 29 2014
Increasing Food Diversity in the DFW Area
An Amaranth growing at Fresh Connections, a neighborhood community garden located at 1212 Buckingham - Garland, Texas Food diversity relates to food security....
If Liz Were Queen     Jul 21 2014
Loving Garland Green's Debut at the Garland Marketplace
Loving Garland Green at the Garland Marketplace Today (July 19) was the third Saturday of the month and thus the monthly Garland Marketplace. It was the...
If Liz Were Queen     Jul 19 2014
Update on Garden News from Loving Garland Green
Lots of events and actions items are on the Loving Garland Green Calendar! Garland Marketplace Coming up fast is our first participation in the Garland...
If Liz Were Queen     Jul 17 2014
Control of Food and Water by Local People at a Local Level Is Critical
In 2007 Naomi Klein published a book titled "The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism". The book makes a good case that libertarian free market...
If Liz Were Queen     Jul 14 2014
Learn All About Organic Pest Control at Loving Garland Green
Attendees of Loving Garland Green's June 16th meeting - Every Monday 6:30 to 7:30 PM at 216 East Kingsbridge Drive 75040. Loving Garland Green is a nonprofit...
If Liz Were Queen     Jun 24 2014
Midsummer Night's Dream Garden Tour at Liz's Garden
Five-year-old Abu was camera shy and tried to hide behind his mom, Nighat Ghakhar--but he was not garden shy. He is the one who wanted to go on the garden tour...
If Liz Were Queen     Jun 23 2014
The Garland Marketplace Reflects the Emerging Power of Local Food Production
Kirk Lovett, President Eventive Marketing Solutions Yesterday was not only the Summer Solstice, it was the third Saturday of the month and thus The Garland...
Garland iReporter     Jun 22 2014
The Garland Marketplace Reflects the Emerging Power of Local Food Production
Kirk Lovett, President Eventive Marketing Solutions Yesterday was not only the Summer Solstice, it was the third Saturday of the month and thus The Garland...
If Liz Were Queen     Jun 22 2014
Visit My Garden June 21st 6PM to 9PM
216 East Kingsbridge Road (four houses up from cross street of Naaman School Road) I hope you will be able to come out tonight and meet me and my...
If Liz Were Queen     Jun 21 2014
Midsummer Night's Dream Garden Tour Map for Sat. June 21 to be Released Today
The maps are almost finished. Later this afternoon they will be featured on the homepage of Loving Garland Green and a few of them will be available tomorrow...
If Liz Were Queen     Jun 15 2014
Nothing says "Survival" quite like Pokeweed
Pokeweed growing in a pot in my yard About six weeks ago a plant appeared in an empty pot in my back yard. Margie identified it as a "Polkweed". She told me...
If Liz Were Queen     Jun 14 2014
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