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Outdoor Inspiration and Gardening How-Tos!

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Welcome to the Gabby Gardener. I’m Lexi Dearborn.

I’m excited to share with you posts on gardening, horticulture, planning, design, lighting and so much more.

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Professional Landscape Designer | Certified Horticulturalist

People, process and portfolio

Landscape Ontario Trade Magazine. March 2017 Article. In 2001, Lexi Dearborn established Dearborn Designs, a design-build firm located in Barrie, Ontario. This followed her impressive 25-year career in the hotel and restaurant industries. Lexi is a graduate of the University […]

The Autumn Garden. Make it Alluring.

Ah, Autumn… Sweater weather is here! It’s a time of year dedicated to vibrant colour changes. We start thinking about putting our gardens to rest, raking leaves, and relocating perennials. The Autumn Garden I believe that an autumn garden can […]

Rain Gardens! Controlling Water.

A rain garden is an engineered landscape feature that utilizes rain, stormwater, and melting snow by collecting and temporarily storing runoff from eavestroughs, lawns, driveways, and walkways. Conditions for a Rain Garden. This garden’s design and plant selection are essential […]

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