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This corner lot in Pasadena was surrounded on two sides by turf grass and old shrubs. We worked with the homeowners and licensed contractors to remove the grass and amend the soil organically. Soil was also moved around, digging down to create small lakes (swales) and mounded up to create little hills (berms). Small rivers (trenches)…
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We helped write the book on drought tolerant gardening in Los Angeles! (Download link at the bottom of this post.) DIY-friendly, this handy handbook can help you make your garden more resilient, less maintenance and resource intensive, and more beautiful all year. It includes sample garden designs, more than 500 drought tolerant plants specifically chosen…
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Los Angeles is talking about water sources and water conservation. On average, Southern Californians use 50% – 70% of our water outside, in our gardens. How much water are you using? Check your DWP bill. Look for “Water Charges” and you will see a date range and a number followed by HCF. This stands for…
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New parkway regulations were first presented to Culver City council in May 2013. Transition Culver City has a great video up that explains exactly why curb cutting is so cool! Check it out. Los Angeles building code has focused on getting stormwater off properties, into streets, then storm drains to the river and the Ocean.…
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This New York Times article explains why it’s better to leave your fallen leaves instead of spending money to bag and remove them. Leaving the leaves (free & easy mulch!) feeds the soil, prevents evaporation and helps suppress weed germination and growth. In towns like Dobbs Ferry people are seeing signs around saying “Leave Leaves Alone!” and…
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Water in LA (in Los Angeles Magazine) The September issue features a really great collection of articles about regional water, addressing issues including: where our water comes from historical and political issues what our future may hold and what we can do about it (#1 tip – water-smart landscaping!)
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Until now there wasn’t a good resource for locating urban gardens in Los Angeles. Carol Goldstein oversaw this project at UCLA that can verify there are 1,261 urban agricultural sites here in sunny SoCal. This study did NOT count backyard farms or residential edible gardens. A fun INTERACTIVE MAP was created through this research. You…
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Los Angeles City Council finally allows what local hero Ron Finley has been advocating for years. Now it is legal to plant vegetables and other edibles in parkway strips. Share with your neighbors, and keep your dogs off the lettuce.
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