🌱 Natalie Jackson - Plant Detective & Gardening Teacher 🌱

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Plant Detective Episodes

Episode 4, Hawaiian Plants & Wildlife

Episode 4, Hawaiian Plants & Wildlife

The Hawaiian Culture is focused on the guardianship and care for Nature.  Being enveloped in such a culture for a week and a half was a powerful experience, especially at this time of protest over Mauna Kea's protection.  Watch Episode 4 of the Plant Detective September 18th!

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Episode 3 - Artichokes, Bamboo & Succulents

Episode 3 - Artichokes, Bamboo & Succulents

 On Friday, August 30th at 9AM PST, watch the premiere of Episode 3 and chat with me during the episode! I can answer more questions in the chat so...
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Episode 2 - Succulents, Balcony Plants & Corn

Episode 2 - Succulents, Balcony Plants & Corn

Enjoy Episode 2 Earthlings!  ✌🏽💜🌱     In this episode I'm answering your questions about house plants, succulents, balcony plants and corn. Send i...
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Cultivate Your Gardening Practice

Natalie offers one-on-one Garden Coaching to new and growing Gardeners in Los Angeles.  

Beginner Gardeners can choose an *At Home Starter Garden* to cultivate a small space intensively while building your skills.

Want to build a gardening practice & make it a part of your life at home?  

Book a *Garden Coaching & Design Package.* 

Natalie Jackson

LA Gardener & Plant Detective

Aside from solving plant mysteries, I love cultivating and guiding new gardeners. 

Check out my calendar to join me for a garden workshop and other events.

Calendar of Events

Workshop Reflections

I thoroughly enjoyed this workshop.

I felt invigorated and inspired to take charge of my own garden at home and make it as beautiful as Natalie and Aaron's garden plots.

I was never aware of the vast number of herbs available, and now have a list of personal favorites I want to grow for my own use.

Thank you, Natalie! I didn't want the workshop to end!!

Nolan N. of Chatsworth, CA

Had a fantastic time!! -- it was informative and fun!

I enjoyed getting acquainted with a variety of herbs, tasting the tea that had been brewed with herbs in the garden, and the meditation left me more consciously aware of the garden community of which we are each a part.

Kurt D. of Santa Monica, CA

Natalie really gave us an integrated garden to tea cup experience.

We met the herbs, seeing their beauty, feeling their various textures, and smelling them.  

Then we tasted them in a variety of teas.

Finally, we sat in meditation and listened to the herbs.

The workshop was really relaxing and stimulating at the same time.

Brad G. of Reseda, CA

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The Nature Journal

Balcony Garden Summer Birds

Balcony Garden Summer Birds

The summertime has brought a colorful mix of birds through the #BalconyGarden in Glendale.  

Summer is a season of sharing for the hummingbirds.  They are territorial year round, but they will be more likely to share the feeder when it is really hot.  It is as though the heat makes them too tired to be aggressive enough to chase away the others.

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Why doctors are prescribing gardening rather than drugs.

Why doctors are prescribing gardening rather than drugs.

This article is from The Conversation, and I wanted to share it here with you to express the health benefits of gardening and spending time in nature.  Enjoy!

Anxiety and depression: why doctors are prescribing gardening rather than drugs

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Making Time for Nature

Making Time for Nature

Living in Southern California has offered me options in keeping nature in my life.   A flexible work schedule and an unconventional weekend have helped me add nature into my weekly schedule.  Continue reading "Making Time for Nature & Recording My Garden's Progress with Trello" below.

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