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Community garden work day. I love this neighborhood ❤️ https://www.instagram.com/p/B0_Q938n5WG/?igshid=1d9sm5soc5l0z

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Lovely day to be gardening ☀️ #thecrew #bestjobever https://www.instagram.com/p/B06IeJAHWSO/?igshid=10a7o30635w90

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Rain garden! Your yard needs one https://www.instagram.com/p/B00oW5xHUJS/?igshid=1dygyedgevl81

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Lovely garden overlooking Minnehaha Falls, 4 varieties of ferns and lots of gorgeous texture. Ripped out 3 yards of rubber mulch nonsense to regenerate this little slice of Earth 🤟 https://www.instagram.com/p/B0tsNMHn5ch/?igshid=sh2capq51u3f

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2 year old native garden is up to my chest in height, they grow up so fast ❤️ https://www.instagram.com/p/B0i42jsHZS3/?igshid=1rmzu1yphcu4n

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Laying out these lovelies. Two butterflies and a native honeybee are already sampling the echinacea and sage 🐝 🦋❤️😊 https://www.instagram.com/p/B0RSkywHlWX/?igshid=17nvgiptwior9

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Proud to be the mama of this nature loving girl ❤️❤️❤️ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz6Vngdn1Vo/?igshid=v9itgji6ipor

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Proud to be the mama of this nature loving girl ❤️❤️❤️ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz6Vngdn1Vo/?igshid=e0hx896vj3sf

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Mama Terra paver installation pros 🤟We did the hard work excavating and grading our compacted gravel base for perfect drainage. Now time to play with sand and stone. Look at me screeding that sand. The key to a smooth, level surface is preparing a solid base followed by a layer of sand. Screeding is the landscape term for leveling the sand 😎 https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz0hNK9Fcpa/?igshid=jebh5rmzxjua

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Minnesota Grown. Minnesota Pride. Snapshots from ‘The Landscaper’s Day Off,’ yeah...Ferris Bueller did it better in that red Ferrari but my electric blue bicycle is good for Mama Earth. What does a plant loving, bike riding, book worm, vegan eco mama do on her day off from landscaping the Twin Cities? She bikes with her bestie @emilyzlab to @tinydiner for plant based chow, hits up @thefuturempls for Mother Earth goodies (that Aquarius body mist with hint of palo santo? Yes please), and ends up at @redballoonbookshop for some summer time reads on the environment and sustainability 😎 https://www.instagram.com/p/BzWYQ81Fml-/?igshid=5ks66ekdfudz

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Hello Oak Mama, thanks for the shade embrace on this hot hot day ☀️I plant lots of trees, and I love it. Seeing a great big beauty like this lady reminds me that all those tree babies I’ve tucked into Mother Earth are going to grow up to be big powerful forces for good. Changing the world, one tree at a time. If you need a crazy landscape designer to help you pick out the tree of your dreams - you know where to find me ❤️ Happy forest bathing to all you eco-spirits! Peace & Love, Kayla https://www.instagram.com/p/BzTlkH-FT8N/?igshid=1knn3z3sx6xle

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☀️☀️Patio weather ☀️☀️Mama Terra crew did a great job making this front yard planting and patio I designed come to life https://www.instagram.com/p/BzQosojHYM6/?igshid=qbllaj0ss5z9

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I can’t wait to photograph this adorable rain garden once it grows up 🌼 This project was a joy: cobble patio, cedar fence, native plants, and a rain garden - with its own removable fence panel bordering the driveway. All snow removal can be ‘stored’ until the spring thaw. Storm water mitigation success! https://www.instagram.com/p/BzJh9LdlnCO/?igshid=1s02mz7a2exx3

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Mama Terra custom built raised garden bed. Sustainable cedar. And removable fence panels to keep out those adorable, yet pesky squirrels 🐿 Need one in your yard? Call me ❤️ https://www.instagram.com/p/By0NWkrHZ95/?igshid=y8dpo4v4n40j

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Beautiful day in beautiful yard ☀️ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bys4RRAFN3c/?igshid=jgznbwgd4jvv

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Love supporting this small biz in St Paul. Great sense of humor and lovely staff. Thanks for the pine bark mulch @kernlandscaperesource! https://www.instagram.com/p/ByqKvlIF2IB/?igshid=2yrjvc0u7c47

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Doing the landscaping at this awesome Passive House is an eco-gardeners dream come true! The name Passive House is derived from the German term “Passivhaus”, a building that is heated by “passive” means, such as solar, or internal heat gains. TE Studio was one of the first architecture firms in North America to pioneer the Passive House building energy standard. Check out their website to learn more! The Mama Terra crew will be back to finish up the grading, eco-lawn and rain garden after construction @testudioarch @tannerconstruct #goodenergyhaus #testudio #tannerconstructionllc #passivehouse #passivehouseplus www.goodenergyhaus.com www.testudio.com www.tannerconstructionllc.com https://www.instagram.com/p/ByoBbXyFEfa/?igshid=1efkn68tqmez5