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What happens when you start a native plant garden from scratch — and stick with it for a decade?
In this video, we visit Monika Maeckle’s downtown San Antonio home and tour her thriving pollinator garden. From defensive landscaping with thorny citrus to edible Turks cap pancakes, Monika shares lessons, stories, and plant profiles from ten years of experimentation and care.

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📍 CHAPTERS

00:00 – Gardening is a Process, Not a Project
00:40 – Meet Monika Maeckle
01:20 – Starting from Scratch
02:10 – Cardboard Technique for Landscaping
02:50 – Pollinator Garden & Plant Transplants
03:20 – Defensive Landscaping
03:50 – Edible Plants & Recipes
04:30 – Calendula Daisy & Seed Propagation
05:20 – Gardening Lessons Over a Decade
06:00 – Unique Plants with Unique Histories
07:50 – Managing Growth & Competition
09:40 – Seasonal Blooms & Plant Strategies
12:20 – Surprises, Challenges & Experiments
15:00 – Herbs & Host Plants
17:00 – Plants with Purpose & Wildlife Value
20:00 – Closing Reflections

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Hi, I’m Cory — telling the stories that make Texas wilder & wiser.

Through essays, short films, and hands-on native-plant guides, I chronicle the plants, people, and places redefining sustainability in San Antonio and across the Lone Star State — all gathered here for anyone ready to dig in and explore. Subscribe for weekly videos.

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