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Down 2 Earth Gardens
Gardening Consulting Company in Phoenix, AZ
Doreen Pollack is
the owner of Down 2 Earth Gardens, a garden consulting company in
Phoenix, Arizona. Doreen provides advice to homeowners on how to
reduce the use and dependency of outside resources in their
landscape. Her low water and low human energy use designs are
creative and natural. She specializes in working closely with
do-it-yourself gardeners and people just starting to use their yard
for food production and respite from their busy lives.
She has also
turned her own urban plot in a downtown Phoenix Historic District
into a living example of what she teaches. Her front yard now
houses an edible garden where a lush Bermuda grass lawn used to be.
Rainwater harvesting systems channel and store rain, compost piles
supply needed amendments to harsh clay soil and creative plant
location maximize use of this neighborhood lot.
Doreen is a Master
Gardener, a Permaculture Designer and a community leader. She is a
contributor to several on-line websites, paper-based magazines and a
radio show focusing on ‘green’ gardening and living. She is a
frequent guest on Phoenix ABC affiliate, Channel 12 News and teaches
about gardening through the Phoenix Permaculture Guild, The Desert
Botanical Garden and her own company.
Doreen’s Upcoming Events / Seminars March
6th – Create Your Own Herb Container Garden
Learn how to create and actually make an herb container garden for
yourself or to give as gifts. This hands-on class will show you and
have you planting herbs in a container or pot that you bring. We
will supply the soil (properly amended) and 3 herb plants per
person.
Time: 9am to 10:30am
Location: Maya's Farm at South Mountain
Street: 6106 South 32nd Street
City/Town: Phoenix, AZ 85044
Fee: $25
March
10th - Backyard Composting Basics
Most people hear compost and think yuk! But your plants and garden
thrive on it. Compost not only provides a source of slow-release
organic fertilizer, it also boosts the community of microorganisms
that helps keep plants healthy and improves water retention. And
compost is good for the earth too! By tossing some of what you would
normally throw away into your compost bin, you can reduce what you
send to the landfill up to 40 percent! Learn composting basics for
any type of urban backyard setting.
Time: 6:30pm to 8pm
Location: Tempe Transportation Center
Street: 200 E 5th Street
City/Town: Tempe, AZ 85281
Donation: $10
Big Blend Radio
- Doreen was a featured guest on Garden Gossip radio on December
12, 2009. To meet the rest of the guests and listen to the entire
show, please click here.
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Down 2 Earth Gardens
March
6th – Create Your Own Herb Container Garden 
March
10th - Backyard Composting Basics
