Natives: The Secret of EASY Gardening

Published: July 21, 2020, 11 a.m.

We always hear about growing native plants, but rarely do we hear them explained in such a way as Charles approaches it. I’m sold on natives for about 10-15% of my property.

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Charles Malki is the author of Saving The World With The Home Garden: Improve Our Planet's Health With Natural Gardening Lessons. He has a degree in biology, and is the plant expert for IV Organics, a gardening product company and also has a fantastic YT channel of the same name.

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