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Please try it out the bench made from recycled wood and hand molded concrete ... |
This creative and ever-evolving interactive
landscape by the learn-as-you-go family makes its 2nd appearance at the
Showcase. The friendly and inviting outdoor living space features a
bistro-style patio hardscape, "urbanite" terraces &
meandering flagstone walkways with a homemade park bench, dwarf fruit trees
& stealth edibles mixed in with drought tolerant natives, plus two methods
of rainwater capture—all done D.I.Y. and under strict budgetary parameters
(everything cheap, recycled, or free!). Read about the bike tour and presentation on the tour here.
New for the 2012 tour: HYBRID RAINWATER
CATCHMENT (see video here!)
Thanks to a recent barn-raising-style Work Party co-sponsored
by Transition Mar Vista & Transition Culver City and supervised by landscape architect John Tikotsky, the garden now features a
"hybrid" active and passive urban rainwater harvesting system.
Volunteers created a passive diversion "reservoir" to help recharge
the aquifer, helped install unique vertical tanks (an alternative to conventional
rainbarrels) for active catchment, and positioned a subsurface diverter pipe to
feed the percolation area. California native currants (ribes family)
were planted around the reservoir berm as the beginnings of an
edible food forest. All this, in one day— a true demonstration of the
power of community!
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| New rain reservoir |
SPECIAL PRESENTATION ON SHOWCASE DAY:
11:30 a.m. - Noon
"D.I.Y.: Yes You Can! — Creative Lawn Conversions on
a Budget"
Creative ideas, resources &
encouragement for converting a conventional lawn
to a drought-tolerant landscape without
breaking the bank.
Co-sponsored by Transition Mar Vista
& Transition Culver City.
BIKE CARAVAN TOUR of the
Showcase departs Culver City @ 11 am
(meet-up at the fountain in front of
Vet's Park, Corner of Overland & Culver).
Email: TransitionCulverCity@gmail.com for more info.
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