Inside this edition of Natural Garden News
- Seeing differently
- If you want a Grounded garden…
- How to combine ‘rewilding’ with landscape design
- What is a Haliburton native plant?
- New here? Start with these articles
- Today’s recommended reading
- Today’s VIP (Very Important Plant)
- What we’ve been up to
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Simon Payn
Grounded
Email: hello@groundedgardens.ca
Web: groundedgardens.ca
Seeing differently
They’ve been landscaping at the Haliburton post office. There’s heaps of red mulch around the edge. It looks very neat.
It amuses me that this is happening right next door to Lucas House, where my native plant garden is just coming into its third year (and getting into its stride for the first time).
I was chatting with someone at the Home Show last weekend (hello, by the way, to the readers of this newsletter who visited our booth!) and we agreed that we’re trying to change the paradigm of landscaping.
I’ll go further. We’re altering humanity’s relationship with nature – moving from control to cooperation, from separate to integrated.
A few years ago, I would have looked at the post office and thought how smart it was. No weeds, no mess. Now I see the work of a culture that doesn’t fit in.
So here at Grounded we carry on planting. Because, as you know, seeing differently starts with one plant.
Simon
If you want a Grounded garden…
I’m currently booking garden and shoreline installs for 2025 and 2026.
My pipeline is filling up, but I still have space for summer and fall installations.
We start by having a quick call to see if it makes sense for me to come look at your site.
To see some of my recent work, please see this page.
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How to combine ‘rewilding’ with landscape design
When we work on our designs, we identify their inherent patterns and then amplify them to create landscapes that are inherently pleasing.
Read more.
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What is a Haliburton native plant?
An in-depth look at the benefits of native plants, how we decide what’s native to Haliburton County, and a list of plants considered native. Read more.
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