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Pam Penick

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The United States

Website

https://www.penick.net/digging/

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Nonfiction

Member Since

January 2013

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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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Pam Penick’s books

Average rating: 3.8 · 566 ratings · 84 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Lawn Gone!: Low-Maintenance, Sustainable, Attractive Alternatives for Your Yard 3.74 avg rating — 452 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Water-Saving Garden: How to Grow a Gorgeous Garden with a Lot Less Water 4.01 avg rating — 112 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gardens of Texas: Visions of Resilience from the Lone Star State it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	(The Water-Saving Garden: How to Grow a Gorgeous Garden with a Lot Less Water) [By: Penick, Pam] [Feb, 2016] by Pam Penick (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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