And just like that, this year's Fling is upon us - three very full days of renewing old friendships and creating new ones, seeing some gardens that challenge us and some that spark ideas we'll modify and plant in our own. This is the tenth Fling and it's returned to where it started ... here in Austin. Even though it's where I live, many of the gardens will be new to me. There are others that are familiar favorites; but I'm looking forward to seeing my city through the eyes of a visitor. Between the traffic and heat, it's far too easy to retreat to our air conditioned corners and lose out on what the city has to offer. It'll be nice to leave the driving to our bus drivers and focus on catching up with our group. We've had Flingers join us from Canada, Spain, the U.K., and most states of the U.S. We've been to the D. C. area, Minneapolis, Toronto, Portland, San Francisco, Asheville, Seattle, Buffalo, Chicago, and of course, here in Au...
If you're particularly interested in rainwater harvesting, see these posts: "900 and Counting" on 4/28/08, "First Crop" on 4/10/08, "Ongoing Saga of the Rain Tank" on 3/2/08, and "The Debate" on 2/7/08. Vermiculture was covered 8/12/08. Pond construction was covered in "The Heart of Our Garden" on January 22, 2008.