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  • Native Plant Garden
    My Story

    Updates: Rewild Long Island and Garden Design Services

    Rebecca V.

    Pictured above: my home garden I don’t know if you’ve noticed but I’ve been a little scarce lately on this blog and on my Facebook page. Aside from the pressures of raising a…

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  • Kids,  My Story

    Peaceful Garden, Peaceful Kids

    Rebecca V.

    Last week, my daughter and I went outside right after school. It was a bright, beautiful, warm March day. My daughter wanted go around to the front garden to pick up all the…

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  • Suburbia,  My Story,  Native Plants

    Living in the Commercial Zone of Suburbia

    Rebecca V.

    I hear people in the suburbs talking about their gardens and their landscaping, and I realize more and more that I am not a part of the suburbs in the traditional sense. Many…

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    Coronavirus,  My Story,  Thoughts

    Blogging, Remote Learning & Learning To Let Go.

    Rebecca V.

    The past 6 months have not been easy for anyone. We’ve gone from total panic and terror, and a massive shut down of society, to a confused, angry state of being where nothing…

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  • Recommended Products,  My Story

    A Word About Never Giving Up on your Dreams…

    Rebecca V.

    I wish I had been one of those kids who knew what they wanted to be when they grew up. I always had lots of interests and an uncanny ability to fall into…

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  • Yellow Flowers
    My Story

    How I Got into Gardening

    Rebecca V.

    "Gardening is important, sacred knowledge in my opinion, and we should all have access to it."

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