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Pam Penick

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Pam Penick is a Texas garden writer and advocate for climate-resilient design, known for inspiring waterwise, wildlife-friendly landscapes for nearly two decades. She’s the author of Gardens of Texas, Lawn Gone!, and The Water-Saving Garden, and the voice and photographer behind DIGGING, her influential website about gardening in a hot climate.

Her writing has appeared in Better Homes & Gardens, Fine Gardening, American Gardener, and other publications. For 10 years—including during a historic drought—she ran a landscape design business helping Texas homeowners replace thirsty lawns with waterwise gardens. She’s also the founder of Garden Spark, an Austin-based speaker series on design and ecology.

A graduate of Rice University, with a master ...more

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Average rating: 3.82 · 592 ratings · 86 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors
Lawn Gone!: Low-Maintenance...
3.75 avg rating — 461 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions
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