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Sustainable Landscaping — What Actually Works (and What Doesn't) (Matthieu Mehuys)
My guest is Matthieu Mehuys, a landscape architect focused on regenerative design and practical, real-world sustainability. This conversation focuses on a question:
What makes a landscape sustainable, and why do many approaches fail ?
In this episode, we explore:
How water, soil, and plant systems interact
Why some "eco-friendly" designs don't work as intended
The role of constraints like climate, cost, and maintenance
Practical ways to improve a yard or garden without overcomplicating it
What changes when sustainability is approached as a system vs. a checklist
This is not about ideal…
The skinny
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