Amira Gundel
Location
Winter Park, Florida
School
Marymount Manhattan College
Expertise
Edible Gardening, Landscaping, Houseplants
- Amira is a gardener, forager, homesteader, and land steward for her personal garden and permaculture food forest.
- She is also a proud member of the Florida Native Plant Society and The Florida Wildflower Fund — two conservation organizations that focus on protecting and uplifting native species and ecosystems.
- She is wildly passionate about all things plants; from ornamentals to edibles to obscure native species, Amira is a gardening connoisseur.
Experience
Amira has worked as a professional writer for almost a decade, and plants and gardening have always been a part of her journey. She began her professional writing career as a copywriter for a regenerative hemp farm in Upstate New York. In this role, she seamlessly blended her love of writing with her love of plants, sustainable agriculture, gardening, botany, and horticulture. Since then, her career has taken off as an eco-conscious copywriter working for a plethora of brands that care about the Earth, gardening, and sustainability. Not only has she worked as a writer in the garden/farming niche, but she has also worked in the horticultural and sustainable landscaping industry for five years. Amira co-founded a native landscaping company focused on sustainable gardening and creating pollinator habitats. Her unique skillset and expertise mean that she can write a killer article on any given gardening topic and wield some pruners or a shovel! Amira is eager to join the garden news writer team at House Digest, where she can put her years of writing and gardening experience to good use.
Education
Amira graduated from Marymount Manhattan College with a bachelor's in political science. As a political science major, most of her workload was research and writing, which helped to hone her academic and professional writing skills. Already passionate about people and the planet, studying political science made her fall madly in love with how people relate to land and place, and the intersection of humans and nature.
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Stories By Amira Gundel
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If you want your yard to smell like a spa and naturally repel garden snakes, one scent will easily provide you with both. Learn all the ins and outs here.
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If you have a pair of old shutters cluttering up your garage, why not repurpose them for gorgeous kitchen storage? Found on Pinterest, here's how you can DIY.
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Have you heard the myth that Alka Seltzer tablets can kill garden moles? Learn if this has been debunked or if it's a valid pest control method for your yard.
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Carpetgrass has a varied reputation throughout the US. If you want it out of your lawn, here are ways to prevent it from growing -- from our landscaping expert.
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Do your used pots and pans badly need to be replaced? Don't throw them out! Repurpose them around your home and garden with this easy gardening hack.
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Arrowhead plants are known for being low-maintenance houseplants with sagittate leaves. However, here are some mistakes to avoid as you care for yours.
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Gardening on a sloped lawn is a challenge. If you need to prevent erosion, be sure that you avoid TikTok’s hack for creating a budget-friendly retaining wall.
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Using coffee grounds in your garden may positively affect its growth. However, this ingredient can also result in sick, dying plants when it's used mistakenly.
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If you've noticed pineapple decorations all over the South, you may think it's strange. Yet, pineapple motifs have a deep history here that you need to know.
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Pulling weeds is the least favorite garden chore of many. Make lawn and garden maintenance much easier with this hack using one item sitting in your kitchen.
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Mint is good for repelling many types of pests, but what can it do for moles? Learn whether or not you can get rid of garden moles by planting mint.