Look for me in Rodale’s Organic Life magazine

August 05, 2015
Organic Life’s “The Water Issue”
Are you a former reader of Organic Gardening? That venerable magazine folded in late 2014, after 7 decades of publication (wow!), and it was relaunched earlier this year, with a broader focus, as Organic Life.

I wasn’t a reader of the former, so I can’t offer any comparisons. But I’m pleased to announce that the new issue (Sept/Oct 2015) includes an article I wrote. Titled “Drought or Deluge,” it’s about a water-saving garden in Austin that was designed to withstand extremes of rainfall — too much and not enough. In other words, typical Texas weather.

How appropriate, right? My head has been deep in the finishing stages of my upcoming book, The Water-Saving Garden (which is available for pre-order, by the way), and I’m happy to have had the opportunity to write more on the subject. (See also my recent article in Wildflower, “Dry & Mighty,” if you missed my post about that one.)

The 6-page article in Organic Life largely consists, I confess, of the beautiful photographs of Austinite Wynn Myers. I’m glad to have gotten to know her work through this assignment. The garden itself was designed by Mark Word, a highly regarded designer I profiled in 2013, and his partner, Billy Spencer, continues to maintain it. Here’s a sneak peek of thumbnail images.

Update: The article is now available for reading online.

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13 responses to “Look for me in Rodale’s Organic Life magazine”

  1. Kris P says:
    August 5, 2015 at 10:18 PM

    I’m pleased to see you getting such great exposure, Pam. Congratulations! I’ll look for the magazine.

  2. Lisa at Greenbow says:
    August 6, 2015 at 6:24 AM

    I hadn’t heard about the magazine. I did read Organic Gardening when at the library. I am glad you have an article in this new mag.

  3. TexasDeb says:
    August 6, 2015 at 9:56 AM

    Nice! This looks like a truly distinctive garden. Great exposure for you and the Austin gardening scene. Win/Wynn. (Sorry – I could NOT resist)

  4. Wendy Henrichs says:
    August 6, 2015 at 10:02 AM

    Looks beautiful, Pam! I like LAWN GONE and look forward to your next book. An important topic for sure!!!

  5. Jerry Ashley says:
    August 6, 2015 at 11:59 AM

    I love the results…practicing the same technique for my zone. I have a ways to go but love the principles you bring to the table.

  6. Marilyn Kircus says:
    August 6, 2015 at 1:37 PM

    Oh boy, oh boy. Just preordered the Kindle version of your new book. Can’t wait to read it. It should definitely be a hit in most zones, and especially in Texas and the western states. Congrats on it and your article. Will try to get to read that also.

  7. Marilyn Gist says:
    August 6, 2015 at 2:02 PM

    I look forward to your article, and your book! The photos above are beautiful!

    I subscribed to OG for many years and loved it, but when it became mostly about organic and politics, and not much about gardening, I canceled. Plus, they had an editor with an awesome sense of humor when I liked the magazine, and somehow gardening and humor seemed a good fit to me. Helped me through a rough spot. The new editor was all serious.

  8. rickii says:
    August 6, 2015 at 4:47 PM

    Looks like the magazine pulled out all the stops to give you a luscious spread to showcase your way with words.

  9. Heather - xericstyle says:
    August 9, 2015 at 7:42 PM

    Just pre-ordered your new book – can’t wait till Feb!!!!!

    Heath 🙂

  10. Linda from Each Little World says:
    August 13, 2015 at 2:37 PM

    Congrats, and that is a beautiful looking garden.