Meet the Authors: Lisa Brooks
Lisa Brooks is the creator of 2xEDGE Staples and the founder of 2xEDGE LLC. She's also an avid gardener and DIYer who counts writing as one of her many passions.
Lisa is a native San Franciscan raised in the SF/Bay Area. Since the mid-90s she's called Chicago her home base. Chicago is where she started to take an interest in gardening, creating gardens in containers and in the ground wherever she lived.
Lisa has created and owned a number of small businesses and worked in web design and database development. She also owns and maintains a 100+ year old apartment building where she lives, works, tackles a steady (endless) stream of home improvement projects, and gardens.
Lisa received her Bachelors degree in sociology from the University of California at Berkeley and her Masters degree in library and information sciences from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Posts by Lisa
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How To Keep Mulch In Place: Garden Edging For T...
Is your mulch on the move? Could be you used the wrong mulch. Discover how the right mulch + garden edging is best to keep mulch in place.
How To Keep Mulch In Place: Garden Edging For T...
Is your mulch on the move? Could be you used the wrong mulch. Discover how the right mulch + garden edging is best to keep mulch in place.
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DIY Patio Edging Ideas: Stunning Wood Garden Bo...
Dig into a DIY patio edging idea that can boost the visual interest of this hardscape space, and find out why we think wooden edging is perfect for your patio.
DIY Patio Edging Ideas: Stunning Wood Garden Bo...
Dig into a DIY patio edging idea that can boost the visual interest of this hardscape space, and find out why we think wooden edging is perfect for your patio.
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DIY Flower Bed: Easily Make Beautiful Garden Bo...
This DIY flower garden border feels like it's wrapping around the plants and giving them a hug.🤗The easiest part? The flower bed edging. You can do it too!
DIY Flower Bed: Easily Make Beautiful Garden Bo...
This DIY flower garden border feels like it's wrapping around the plants and giving them a hug.🤗The easiest part? The flower bed edging. You can do it too!
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How To Install Landscape and Garden Edging (DIY)
Installing landscape edging doesn't have to take up a weekend+ of your life. Or break your back! Watch our garden bed install video & see how easy landscape edging can be!
How To Install Landscape and Garden Edging (DIY)
Installing landscape edging doesn't have to take up a weekend+ of your life. Or break your back! Watch our garden bed install video & see how easy landscape edging can be!