Member profile for MaryLarson

Gardening since 1975
My husband Rick and I have 4 grown sons inwhich I homeschooled all of them, a total of 22 years in all. I am the V.P. of our 21 year owned family business, Whitewall Tire Co., Inc, a wholesale seller of used tires and disposal facility for discarded tires. I am also the office advisor of a four year owned partnershiip business, GreenSky Energetics, Inc., a solor water & air heat installer. Growing up in Manitowoc, WI, my family tended to shop in Health Food Stores therefore I love anything organic and chemical free. I run Radiant Health Effects, an online shop that sells the Sun Ancon Chi Machine exerciser & Nature's Sunshine Products. We have three cats; a Russian Blue, a grey & white Ragdoll, and an orange & white Lap cat. And yes, best of all, I love to garden!

Side Door Edibles Manitowoc, WI

I read an article by Rosalind Creasy in an issue of a Mother Earth News magazine describing her edible landscape garden in California. Because we recently removed 6-40 ft. spruce trees on the south side of the house so we could install solar panels on our home,... » more
  • Last updated: May 17, 2012
  • Garden type: edible landscape

The Common Sense Homestead Denmark, WI

Our large organic gardens contain over 100 varieties of fruits and vegetables, most of which are heirlooms. We freeze, water bath can, pressure can, dry, and ferment to preserve food, and use the root cellar, cool storage,...

Gardens far and wide Des Moines, IA

The story: I have visited and photographed gardens all over the U.S. for thirty years, an invaluable bonus of my work as staff editor of Organic Gardening, editor of Fine Gardening magazine, founder and editor of Garden...

good things take time and love Asbury, MO

by nadine
We bought an old house in Waco Mo in October 2011. It used to have a nice big garden.  We plan to bring it back to its old beauty. We bought 45 differnt seeds from a online heirloom vendor and will get them soon started...

Ramos' Disorganized Garden Floresville, TX

by Clenram
The success of our gardening has been great, with some disappointments due to the learning curve. We are learning what we can do when we have 4 months of temperatures over 100 and no rain. Our soil is all sand! We...

My Escape Upper Sandusky, OH

by PYehl
My 30'x70' piece of paradise.  Nothing makes me happier than to work in my garden and get lots of dirt under my fingernails.  I spend almost every day in the cold Ohio winters dreaming of how I will plant my garden,...

Willowwacks Faerie Garden Rogue River, OR

When I moved here there was a small organic garden in place but the majority of the soil on my land had been washed away years ago by gold miners and then extensive logging depleted it further. I have been working on...

Sweet Heirlooms Hastings, MN

A Grow It Forward heirloom garden

YourGardenShow Busy Bee San Francisco, CA

YourGardenShow.com - the social network for gardeners, by gardeners
Favorite gardening books: Vegetable Gardening by Dixie Dean Trainer, Mother Earth News
Favorite vegetable: Cucumber
Favorite flower: Rose
Favorite tree / shrub: Hydrangea
Gardening organizations:
Favorite park / arboreteum: Mitchell Park Garden Domes in Milwaukee, WI

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  • sarahgarden replied 11 days ago
    hey Mary since you are a serious hobbyist like myself i think you would love this gardening greenworks tool. Not only is it efficent but it also has 0 carbon footprints. which is perfect for gardening. you should take a look when you have sometime. http://bit.ly/KJ66Qx
    MaryLarson replied 10 days ago
    @sarahgarden: Is this your business - Greenworks? We have a solar air & water company ourselves. 0 carbon footprint is a goooood thing.
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