
is to bring rain water harvesting, regenerative landscapes and Biophilia to your backyard and beyond. Read more about me here
Skip years of trial and error.
Save oodles of time, hundreds of dollars, lessen your carbon footprint and learn all about rainwater harvesting.
Join me as I walk around the Durango Botanic Gardens.
You’re sure to leave with inspiration and practical actions to take in your own landscape.

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Abundant Earth Gardens was the name carefully chosen to represent this educational production. The goal was to express an idea that nature has abundant reserves and capacity, if only we learn how to work gracefully with it, and in our Mountain West region, it takes a special knowledge set, which has been produced here.
As a landscape consultant and designer in the high and dry southwest since 2005, I have been asked many probing questions. These 19 presentations by the most accomplished gardeners in our region answer all of them as well as provide a deeper understanding of our conditions here in the West.
Learn to garden with more grace, less effort, and results in which you will find joy and take pride.

Cheryl Moore-Gough

Panayoti Kelaidis

Chris Heiler

Robert Littlepage

Sheila Schultz

Mary Ann Newcomer

Robert Nold

Marcia Tatroe

Lauren Springer Ogden

Mike Bone

Tom Heald

Pat Hayward

Eva Montane

Bill Adams

Mike Kintgen

Kathy Settevendemie

Bob Pennington

Jane Shellenberger

Joan Franson
Fantastic presentation, you have done an exceptional job of these presentations. If you have another, please advise.
Janice Nicholl
First-thanks so much for putting this series together. It is WONDERFUL to finally have some support for some of the things I have found to be true in my gardening experience at 7500'! Thanks again for your work putting this together. It has energized my enthusiasm for finding solutions to the challenges we face!
Penny Bieber
Just a note of appreciation to you for facilitating this series. I've thoroughly enjoyed it!! Awesome, competent speakers!!
Marge
Thank you for presenting such a wonderful teleconference. I'll never look at soil, organic matter or fertilizer the same way again. Your questions were right on target and led the discussion in a direction that I believe was helpful to most listeners. Thanks again.
Edith. Pueblo, CO
I just wanted to thank you so much for the wonderful series of talks... I enjoyed them very much, learned lots, and even discussed them with other gardeners who also had listened to them.
Kate
I've been enjoying the series. There will be some practices I will be changing in my personal and professional gardening.
Mike Woods
Just received this note: I am so happy I finally got to hear one of your talks since I missed the one in Fort Collins last spring. I love this concept that Eva Montane has come up with. I watch the replay at home on my computer. I particularly like her incorporating a slide presentation. I enjoyed your talk today and the selection of plants that you featured. Great talk!
Plant Select
These presentations are fantastic! I've been learning so much!!! Your choice of speakers is very inspirational.
Karen
Thanks so much! My husband and I are listening to the series, learning so much (we are novices for sure!) and enjoying! Thanks!
Belton
What a marvelous contribution to horticulture you have made by creating this particular format for transmitting great information to a large number of people at one time. I look forward to more from Eva Montane in the future.
Joan Franson. Arvada, CO
Tom Heald's myth-busting presentation was wonderful. I loved the slide show too. I hope he writes a book with a chapter on this subject as so many could benefit from this information. A real eye-opener. I would buy several copies.
Julia Ossa

We have seen the power of rain gardens to transform even the most challenging landscapes.
Our four core pillars serve as our compass for all we do and why we offer these educational resources.
Flourishing landscapes influence human beings. Gardening delivers peace and balance. When our environment is full of peace and balance we can experience that within ourselves. It’s all connected!
Regenerative Landscapes – Work WITH nature for the most successful results. Low maintenance landscapes that are beautiful and fit with the natural environment experience success.
The more we continue to learn the more capacity we have to thrive. These educational products are specialized and a result of two decades of training and real life application.
We support local businesses and partnerships in all we do. From partnerships with 4CORE to Plant Select in Denver, we cultivate our relationships and in turn, we share the benefits with our community.