As the author of City Nature, Martha Retallick knows first hand about the effects of water scarcity. In that vein, she has harnessed the power of the Great Watering Can in the Sky. Today she harvests and stores rainwater, giving her the option to grow a lush garden amidst a desert climate. 

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Martha Retallick is named for her great grandmother, a Victory Gardener who fed eight people from her plot in the blizzard capital of America, Buffalo, New York. With that level of determination in her DNA, Martha has to find ways to make gardening work. Even in Tucson, Arizona. She’ll reveal her secret superpower, water harvesting, during her “Epic Gardening” appearance.

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