Updated: Joplin, Missouri was hit by an F5 tornado in May of 2011, as a resident of Joplin with a home undamaged, my summer overflowed with activity balancing my full-time job with lots of volunteering. When the dust finally began to settle in late summer, I was ready to get my hands dirty and create…
Last Updated: I will admit a slight obsession with water features in the garden. Despite the illusion of privacy Hawk-Hill’s sprawling lawns and dense hedges create, we’re actually just a few hundred yards from Joplin’s most traveled road, and well within the range of its light and noise pollution. I started exploring the options for…
