Margaux Drake, Author at Margaux Drake

Richard Gere & Carey Lowell Plant-it-Forward From Their New Inn, The Bedford Post

| Design, garden, Gardening, Giving, Plant-Based Cuisine, Travel, WholeFood
May 18, 2010

We felt like taking our shoes off at the bottom of the stairs when we (my sister, Janet and I) first arrived at the Bedford Post Inn. The comfortable atmosphere made us feel like we were welcomed guests to a beautiful home and as such you usually take your shoes...
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Planting-it-Forward From the Michigan Governor’s Residence

| Free, garden, Gardening, Giving
April 30, 2010

A few years ago my daughter, Teddy, and I installed a Habitat for Humanity garden with Dan Mulhern, husband of our Governor, Jennifer Granholm. Teddy did something bizarre (and apparently memorable…probably not in a good way…oh God!) while eating too many brownies and he remembered her, which in the long...
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Creating a Backyard Haven on WOOD TV8

| Economical, eightWest WOOD TV8, garden, Gardening, How-To, Videos
April 29, 2010

When you’re envisioning and creating your Heaven on Earth-Garden don’t forget about the hardscape (patios, paths, rocks, fountains, containers, birdbaths, etc…). It will create the structure on which to build your outdoor living spaces. In this segment of eightWest, Rachael, Teddy and I construct a simple sitting area using a...
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To Burn or Not To Burn…

| Free, Fun, garden, Gardening, How-To
April 28, 2010

Grasses? Burning ornamental grasses in the spring is dangerous but way more fun than cutting and hauling them away. Less than one week later…new growth! I know the responsible answer is NOT to burn but here’s the story… Okay, I didn’t even know this was an option until last year....
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Earth Day Gift

| Free, garden, Gardening, Giving
April 23, 2010

When I started The Giving Gardens over five years ago, I had a vision of diverse communities coming together through the common goal of keeping our planet green. After all of these years, it finally happened and I feel as if I received an Earth Day gift one day early!...
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