Episode 109: Melissa Gonzalez – Sacred gardening for pollinators and people

Melissa is a landscape contractor with a passion for desert plants and pollinators. Melissa is always alert to 'breadcrumbs from the universe'; signs showing the way, reminding her to pay attention to nature and teaching her how to be a better designer for pollinators and people.
 

Listen to hear more about:

• The influence of family on Melissa’s connection with nature.
• Sacred gardening and what the means for Melissa.
• How nature journaling feeds back into Melissa’s work as a Landscape Contractor.
• The intergenerational garden collaboration within Melissa’s home garden.
• The Mojave Desert landscape and the plants that inspire Melissa’s garden designs.
• Factors that Melissa considers when creating a desert-inspired garden design.
• The importance of pollinators.
• Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve and its significance for Melissa.
• How Melissa moves through feelings of perfectionism that can hold her back. 
• Teaching her first nature journaling workshop.
   

You can find Melissa on Instagram @gardensbymelissa and on her website Earth Green Landscapes.

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