Myrtle's Garden – Pesticide & Chemical Free

I moved to the Midwest in 2021, where many of my neighbors use pesticides and chemicals to keep their yards lush, green, and weed and pest-free – something I was not used to.

I, on the other hand, am chemically sensitive and an organic gardener – always looking for natural alternatives. Consequently, my yard was not very popular with the neighbors, sporting brown patchy areas in the grass and an abundance of dandelions … something that my California Desert Tortoise, Myrtle, loves.

Natural Solutions for a Tick-Free, Earth & Human-Friendly Garden

 

I was born and raised in California in the heart of Los Angeles, Hollywood, Beverly Hills, and the San Fernando Valley. While I loved to hike, oddly, I rarely encountered one of nature's most dreaded pests, the tick. 

Cut to the Covid pandemic in 2021, when I found myself, like so many others, taking a midlife inventory of what the future might hold for me in LA. That’s when I decided it was time for a major life change, and I spontaneously moved to the Midwest to be closer to my daughter. I bought a new house in the Northland of Kansas City, Missouri, at the far end of a relatively newly developed area, in the middle of nature, surrounded by trees, lush hillsides, and open space.