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October 20, 2021https://vimeo.com/629495179 Wild in the Garden State is the story of connecting to the natural world in suburban New Jersey. Dave and Sarah are city transplants who want a beautiful, ecological garden, but don’t have any gardening experience. The documentary short (under 30 minutes) captures the transformation of a 130-foot-lawn into a life-sustaining place of wonder. This timely film will attract experienced and new gardeners who want to spend less time maintaining a pristine — and unhealthy — lawn and more time enjoying the natural world, right in their own backyard. Filmmaker Sarah Galloway honed her craft producing exhibit media for…
Why Native Plants?
Look closely. Life is about interconnections. A Virginia Creeper climbs a tree. A caterpillar emerges and munches on the vine’s leaves. Just in time to nourish hungry bird hatchlings. As temperatures drop, Virginia Creeper’s berries ripen to a deep purple.…
INFLUENCERS: The High Line
Dave and I lived one block from an entrance to The High Line. This celebrated, mostly native garden transformed an abandoned, elevated freight rail line into a public park that’s become a model for environmental sustainability and urban renewal. Sarah…
The Marketing Agency is Our Own Front Lawn
The Marketing Agency is Our Own Front Lawn It’s the trashy parts of towns where people are most likely to encounter a native garden. The old dump site that’s now a restored wetland. The flood zone reborn as a rain…
Taking out Invasives
Emerald & Gold, an invasive shrub that’s distributed via bird poop. The WILD garden came with two highly invasive shrubs originally from Asia. Burning Bush — by the kitchen window. And Emerald & Gold along the fence line. Burning Bush…
Inside Out Homes
When did gardens stop being gardens and become inside-out homes? Backyards are now “retreats” with areas to cook, dine, bathe and even sleep....Doesn’t anyone want to garden anymore?
Wishful Thinking
Struggling Steeplebush shrubs are teaching me a lesson in wishful thinking.
Fight for Survival
Popular nature documentaries feature dramatic fights for survival. “Jaws and claws” scenes boost ratings, but routine survival is more about devouring….greens.
Bed Number One
It began with Bed Number One. I was eager to garden. I’d lived in cities all my adult life and had not had a chance to plant anything since my Mother set aside plots in her garden for her children…
Treatment for WILD in the Garden State
Treatment for "Wild in the Garden State" a documentary on transforming a lawn into a life-sustaining garden.
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