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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Meet our official mascots, Mr. Beau Finnegan (left) and</span></strong><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07740314023596831815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282555822339292990.post-28871055173321180482018-04-07T13:08:00.000-07:002018-04-17T10:24:45.489-07:0013004 Venice Boulevard: The Learning Garden at Venice High School is Showcase Central<br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We'll kick off the 2018 Mar Vista Green Garden Showcase at 10am with 11th district <b>Councilmember Mike Bonin</b> welcoming visitors at <a href="http://www.thelearninggarden.org/">The Learning Garden at Venice High School.</a> The Learning Garden was the first school garden started by community activists, setting the model for many of the other school gardens in the Mar Vista area. Attaching their endeavors to the existing gardening classes at Venice High School, The Learning Garden has been a beacon for the community since 2002. Great place to start your tour. Tour this enormous peaceful and sustainable garden and learn about what David King does for the community. Then pick up a map and figure out your route for the day, </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">apply your sunscreen, talk to experts and meet lots of garden lovers. </span><br />
<span data-sheets-userformat="[null,null,8576,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,0,1,null,null,null,null,10]" data-sheets-value="[null,2,"The Learning Garden was the first school garden started by community activists setting the model for many of the other school gardens in the Mar Vista area. Attaching our endeavors to the existing gardening classes at Venice High School, The Learning Garden has been a beacon for the community since 2002. The entire garden is grown without any pesticides, herbicides or fertilizer depending on the soil food web to provide our plants with the appropriate nutrients. \nThe VHS gardening classes expanded over the years and now the garden has UCLA Extension classes as well as gardens of medicinal herbs and our cactus and succulent garden which includes a strong showing of California Natives.\nWe have about 45 fruit trees, including some grafted onsite, as well as exotic fruits (papaya, cherimoya), Some plants are gown to supply seeds to the seed library."]"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span> <span data-sheets-userformat="[null,null,8576,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,0,1,null,null,null,null,10]" data-sheets-value="[null,2,"The Learning Garden was the first school garden started by community activists setting the model for many of the other school gardens in the Mar Vista area. Attaching our endeavors to the existing gardening classes at Venice High School, The Learning Garden has been a beacon for the community since 2002. The entire garden is grown without any pesticides, herbicides or fertilizer depending on the soil food web to provide our plants with the appropriate nutrients. \nThe VHS gardening classes expanded over the years and now the garden has UCLA Extension classes as well as gardens of medicinal herbs and our cactus and succulent garden which includes a strong showing of California Natives.\nWe have about 45 fruit trees, including some grafted onsite, as well as exotic fruits (papaya, cherimoya), Some plants are gown to supply seeds to the seed library."]"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The entirety of The Learning Garden is grown without any pesticides, herbicides or fertilizer and depends on the soil food web to provide the plants with the appropriate nutrients. </span></span><br />
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<span data-sheets-userformat="[null,null,8576,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,0,1,null,null,null,null,10]" data-sheets-value="[null,2,"The Learning Garden was the first school garden started by community activists setting the model for many of the other school gardens in the Mar Vista area. Attaching our endeavors to the existing gardening classes at Venice High School, The Learning Garden has been a beacon for the community since 2002. The entire garden is grown without any pesticides, herbicides or fertilizer depending on the soil food web to provide our plants with the appropriate nutrients. \nThe VHS gardening classes expanded over the years and now the garden has UCLA Extension classes as well as gardens of medicinal herbs and our cactus and succulent garden which includes a strong showing of California Natives.\nWe have about 45 fruit trees, including some grafted onsite, as well as exotic fruits (papaya, cherimoya), Some plants are gown to supply seeds to the seed library."]"><span data-sheets-userformat="[null,null,8576,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,0,1,null,null,null,null,10]" data-sheets-value="[null,2,"We have employed some passive water saving, capturing runoff and sequestering it back into the aquifer. The gardens are well mulched."]"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The garden is watered by hand; a</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">s a teaching institution, part of learning how to care for plants is watering them.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> S</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 100%;">ome passive water saving is employed, capturing runoff and se</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">questering it back into the aquifer. The gardens are well mulched. <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There are three or four (depending on the week) different ways of composting in the garden.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You'll also be able to dig deep into the expertise from the Seed Library of LA (SLOLA), the l</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222;">ocal organization protecting the diversity of our food supply. SLOLA is a collection of seeds and a community of passionate gardeners and volunteers, which facilitates the growth of open-pollinated seeds among residents of the Los Angeles Basin. A hub and repository for seed collection, SLOLA's mission is to educate members about the practice of seed-saving through their free monthly workshop and outreach events, such as MVGGS. </span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Please note that you enter through the gate on Walgrove </b></span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">just south of Venice Blvd.</b>Sherri Akershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14480823187244123148noreply@blogger.com13000 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90066, USA33.9970577 -118.445751200000027.6072247 -159.75434520000002 60.386890699999995 -77.137157200000019tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282555822339292990.post-90166125220951952352018-04-07T13:07:00.000-07:002018-04-17T09:40:00.447-07:001630 Walgrove Avenue: Walgrove Elementary School (Calling All Kid Gardeners!!!)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In the edible garden, students work weekly with Master Gardener Daniela Roveda and local environmentalist Jeanne Kuntz engaging in seed-to-table learning. This unique program includes classroom instruction on the life cycle of plants, plant anatomy, the role of pollinators, and the needs of plants (air, water, soil nutrients and seasonal preferences). In addition to horticultural science, the students learn weights and measures (metric and US), geography, climate and the concept of variables in any scientific experiment.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Hands-on learning in the garden includes growing plants from seeds, transplanting, cultivation, harvest, safety (bees and tools) and cooperation. The students also sample the produce. This runs the gamut from sharing freshly picked radishes in the garden to sautéing garlic and kale. With very few exceptions, the students enjoy the healthy snacks and, thereby, establish a lifelong appreciation of healthy eating.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In the Walgrove Wildlands, students have the opportunity to become stewards of their environment by engaging directly with nature. This urban eco-lab is designed for on-campus curriculum-based science education including lessons about native plants and animal species, ecosystems, watershed issues and more. It also facilitates the practice of council and a myriad of outdoor projects that promote learning and discovery. It even hosts theater performance and functions as an art space!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">To celebrate the Mar Vista Green Garden Showcase, Walgrove Elementary is hosting a free community gathering called <b>Monarch Fest </b>from 12-4pm celebrating the myriad outdoor education spaces. Activities include kids’ yoga, live music, nature mandala sculpture building, food, and special performances by Walgrove’s own Musical Theater and Strings by the Sea violin program. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The edible garden boxes were gifts of the Walgrove community, including volunteers, teachers, students, neighbors, and families and were constructed in 2016 by Walgrove families. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The Walgrove Wildlands was conceived and constructed by parents, staff, students and volunteers from throughout Los Angeles. They work with the LAUSD, Enrich LA, S.M. Bay Audubon Society, Whole Foods, Loyola Marymount's CURes program, Common Vision, Surfrider Foundation, Million TreesLA, Kids4Trees, Theodore Payne Native Plant Foundation, CA Native Plant Society, Venice YouthBuild and volunteer groups from UCLA, Pepperdine and Santa Monica College, just to name a few of their many partners and supporters. We owe possibly the largest debt of gratitude to our landscape architect, Ryan Drnek of Sodder Studio.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I started the transformation of my yards the same year the financial crisis hit. I thought that if worse came to worst I could sell my high-value fruit at the corner of Venice and Centinela. It was also my bit part to stimulate the local economy and make the world more sustainable. All the hardscape materials were recycled from previous walkways, driveway and the chimney. The fruit trees were selected by my friends who committed to harvesting "their" trees each year. The native plants were selected by my landscape designer for their textures, colors and drought tolerance. Today, I enjoy sitting out in the front patio watching the world go by, greeting the neighborhood dogs and their guardians as well as the young families that frequent my patch of Mar Vista.</span></span></div>
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<span style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> This year, I added three more fruit trees in the backyard. My landscape designer tells me "that's it", there is no room for more trees after these three grow up. I hope to live in my house until I leave feet first. Before that happens, I hope my trees thrive and give many people a taste of their sweetness. Christie Kruse Landscape Gardening designed this garden. She came up with a plan to create an outdoor dining room in the front yard so that 20 people could be invited for a sit-down dinner. Irrigation is a combination of soaker hoses, drip, and sprinklers targeted to the fruit trees. In the winter, the irrigation is turned off. I</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">n spring and fall, the garden is watered once a week and twice a week in the summer. The composter was provided by the city for $20.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'll have a special guest with me at my garden. Naomi Curland of <a href="https://www.pachamama.org/" target="_blank">Pachamama Alliance</a>, whose mission is to bring forth an environmentally sustainable, socially just, and spiritually fulfilling human presence on this planet. The core outreach of the Pachamama Alliance is the <a href="https://www.pachamama.org/engage/awakening-the-dreamer" target="_blank">Awakening the Dreamer symposium</a>, but recently they've been developing coursework based on <a href="http://www.drawdown.org/" target="_blank">Project Drawdown</a>. online. Drawdown is the most comprehensive plan ever to reverse global warming and offers the <a href="http://www.drawdown.org/solutions" target="_blank">top 100 solutions</a> to do this. Naomi will have information about how we can make changes in our lives and homes right now to become part of this movement to reverse global warming. </span>Melissa Stollerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10816687853222319327noreply@blogger.com12552 Barbara Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90066, USA33.9998253 -118.4346788000000333.9996198 -118.43499380000003 34.0000308 -118.43436380000003tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282555822339292990.post-9807157862230548412018-04-07T13:04:00.000-07:002018-04-27T09:24:57.923-07:0012450 Barbara Avenue <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">I am so excited to be Chair of the revitalized Mar Vista Green Garden Showcase for 2018 and hope you will visit my garden (front and back are open). Reps from the LADWP will also have a table talking about all the great rebates that are available through the city (cash for turf, irrigation, free trees, etc.).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">As you can see from the "before" shot, when I bought the house in 2013, it had a boring lawn, some roses here and there with no beds, pavers, shrubs or drought-tolerant plantings. That blank slate was great in many ways as I could create my own vision. But it also produced in me a horrible period of paralysis. I didn't know what to do and felt overwhelmed. Here's my biggest tip if you find yourself in a similar situation: PINTEREST ROCKS!!! I just devoured hundreds of images of sustainable gardens and pared down what might work for me. And I recalled many of the gardens I had visited on previous Mar Vista Garden Showcases. I was so lucky that a wonderful landscape designer named <a href="mailto:todoran.michael@gmail.com">Michael Todoran</a> lives in my neighborhood and I hired him to create the actual plan for my front garden. Then my longtime gardener <a href="http://%28323%29%20828-2772/">Henriis Caballero</a> took over and did the plantings, created the porous fence, installed the drip </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">irrigation system and </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">hopseed<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> perimeter, and laid down the decomposed granite walkways. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">The front yard's </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">half-moon pathway separates beds of </span>echium<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Pride of Madeira), society garlic, various sages, butterfly bush, night-blooming iris, milkweed, and Eastern </span>redbud<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">, olive and Jacaranda trees. My sustainable garden dream came true with lots of help...I wish the same for you. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">What does a gardener do when there is a dominating existing element at a property? Case in point is this homeowner's twin palm trees in her front garden, visible for many miles around. She planted around the trees, inserting aloe, firestick and agave into the overall plant selection. A perimeter of westringia in front and artfully arranged paths of pea gravel complete the look. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The back yard is a zen oasis, with succulents, pea gravel paths, private spaces for reflection and plenty of seating to enjoy the splendor. The entire space is hand watered when needed but plant selection was guided by low (or practically no) water requirements.</span><br />
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<span style="display: inline; float: none; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 24px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When a visitor from the East Coast first saw the giant cactus in our front yard, she burst out laughing. It’s not something you see everyday, or maybe ever, if you’re not from around here. It’s one of the things we really enjoy about our garden — that the plants that grow well here are so </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5bQGkSrU8ob-FLnj5sKfi6LBe_1TazHUIgC__c7X_jDobWuivwPWeW0InPJoJ3CGxlyC3-yG19qa4iTbHKcRkQ87qOog616IXNF1p__WORO6fzgWawydMwjSIOtY7TefuMweWxsrrEil9/s1600/12531+Caswell+Ave+-+1+of+6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: transparent; clear: right; float: right; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 16px; margin-right: 0px; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">varied and interesting.<br /><br />A friend told us that this plant is technically not a cactus. We still don’t know its actual name, or the names of many of the plants in our garden. When we moved to this house, we found some beautiful, but neglected, plants tucked around the perimeter of the big lawn in the backyard. We decided to move them into the front yard, where they would have more room to thrive. We supplemented them with a small box of cuttings from a friend’s drought-tolerant garden and plants we b</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG0jtD9saRYK8Mki12_DZiKOnXTSYtTjC0nQhXquTuuaMB_cWF4H_kkJmYtHM6WgkTmcuM_2vKgVhKRTlMNDI0oNwqvzz0Qs7oRmX-75cJ-bx002eOPJ_gfRg9nkmmLlMH7620y7gfr-Fg/s1600/12531+Caswell+Ave+-+3+of+6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: transparent; clear: left; float: left; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-right: 16px; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; word-spacing: 0px;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG0jtD9saRYK8Mki12_DZiKOnXTSYtTjC0nQhXquTuuaMB_cWF4H_kkJmYtHM6WgkTmcuM_2vKgVhKRTlMNDI0oNwqvzz0Qs7oRmX-75cJ-bx002eOPJ_gfRg9nkmmLlMH7620y7gfr-Fg/s1600/12531+Caswell+Ave+-+3+of+6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: transparent; clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 16px;"></a><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; word-spacing: 0px;">ought from Theodore Payne and other nurseries.</span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Several years ago, we decided to get rid of our lawn and put in sustainable plants, purchased in Moreno Valley at Adam Hall's Nursery. We added a pathway up to our home through our new garden and love the colors and textures of our yard. The front garden is comprised of </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">succulents and two wonderful trees, an olive and a Palo Verde, instantly recognizable by its gorgeous green trunk. </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> Additionally, we built a small berm and added </span>large scale<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> rocks for added interest. The recent rains have led to an explosion of some of our bigger cacti, some of which are taking on other-worldly dimensions. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">While most things have come in beautifully, we have had some frustration with our p</span>ersnickety <a class="" href="https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=dymondia&id=0D09ED1B6C0B485CD42F6BFBD8CBE2D97A41D9FF&FORM=IARRTH">dymondia</a>. It continues to be a challenge by refusing to fill in the parkway area fully, but we are letting it come in at its own pace. That's part<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> of the fun of having a sustainable garden, isn't it -- working with a garden's evolution and developing patience to see where the <i>garden </i>wants to take <i>us</i>. We look forward to seeing what else might happen in our garden in the coming weeks.</span></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07740314023596831815noreply@blogger.com12517 Mitchell Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90066, USA33.9993747 -118.433127233.9991692 -118.4334422 33.9995802 -118.4328122tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282555822339292990.post-78421268342769846292018-04-07T12:58:00.000-07:002018-04-27T17:58:56.820-07:0012511 Mitchell Avenue <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A large vegetable garden was something we had dreamt of having for some time. We began visualizing what we wanted in our yard and garden about five years ago which was such a delightful process. Books, magazines, trips to various nurseries and attending local garden tours provided plenty of inspiration. Keeping clippings from magazines of things we liked and taking photos when someone else's garden delighted us helped solidify our ideas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://tikotsky-associates.com/">John Tikotsky and Associates</a> was our landscape architect and <a href="http://www.rrlandservices.com/">R&R Landscape Services</a> was our contractor. Both firms did incredible work. John is gem. We wanted to be urban farmers and reduce our impact on the earth at the same time. We removed all but a sliver of grass in the front and back yards, converting to a drip irrigation system, installing a smart watering system that adjusts to seasonal temperature changes and planting low to medium-low water usage plants. We minimized water loss by using mulch, which also eventually breaks down and enriches the soil. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Two years ago our basic design was completed and we began planting seasonal vegetables, berries and herbs. This reduced our carbon footprint even more, because rather than a trip to the store to buy vegetables, we simply walked to the front yard. The next year we added blueberry bushes and fruit trees. Every year we work on a new section of the garden. This year we are planning to add low water and native plants around the perimeter of the front garden and get rain barrels. We maintain a completely organic gardening system. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Soil is enriched with compost we make from yard clippings and kitchen scraps. We also recycle kitchen waste in our worm bin. The resulting worm castings are an incredible garden soil food. Our focus is on growing healthy soil with the faith that healthy plants will follow. Each season we learn something new from the garden and discover new varieties to try. Our garden provides us with tremendous joy and bounty!</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Recently, our front yard was selected as the home makeover for UCLA’s Extension Landscape Architecture course “Building a Garden Ecology with California Natives," taught by UCLA Ecology Professor Alison Lipman, director of environmental non-profit <a href="http://selvainternational.org/">SELVA International</a>, and Steve Williams of <a href="https://www.surfrider.org/programs/ocean-friendly-gardens">Surfrider Ocean Friendly Gardens</a> and <a href="http://selvainternational.org/services.htm">Selva EcoGardens</a>. Steve also works as a conservation biologist at Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains. The challenge was to transform a relatively small front yard into an ocean-friendly CA native garden which also allows space for play and relaxation. We chose a drought-tolerant so cal native zen playscape from the concepts submitted by 25 students. The team of students removed all grass and existing plants and replaced all that with a rain garden, pollinator garden, natural playscape and gorgeous all so cal native plants.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When we couldn't find the perfect water feature Zach designed a gorgeous fountain out of a perfect boulder and made a solar fountain in an afternoon. We also added big colorful boulders around the rain garden for our son to play on. We have plans to put in a zip line and nature-inspired climbing structure for our son's play corner. So far, the yard has been attracting all kinds of birds, bees, and butterflies! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The garden was installed last December so is only four months old. The plants are still growing their roots now so are still small above ground, but we think it is important to highlight that establishment of a native garden requires a little patience. The plants establish best from 1-gallon containers. A popular saying about native gardens is, "The first year they sleep, the second they creep, and the third they leap!" </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">One of the oldest California Avocado trees in the neighborhood is in their backyard. It has its own set of challenges and they've landscaped around it accordingly. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">The garden is hand-watered and includes rain barrels and a rain garden. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri";">It is a Certified Wildlife Habitat, Xerces Pollinator Habitat and Monarch Waystation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="color: black;">Board Member, Friends of Ballona Wetlands<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.ballonafriends.org/"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.ballonafriends.org/</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Come for the compost tips, stay to tour the gardens! Visit Ocean View Farms between 10am and 1pm for a tutorial on composting from OVF’s resident compost guru Karl Lisovsky. One of OVF’s most important long-term commitments is to continually increase its awareness of, and participation in, our neighboring community. One example of this synergy is a cooperative effort with the City of Los Angeles to reclaim and reuse city-collected stable waste in conjunction with a vigorous internal composting program. Today, OVF's composting program entails mixing reclaimed stable waste with the green organic waste produced in the garden. Last year, over 200 tons of shredded soft green waste, 900 cubic yards of woody material and 80 tons of stable waste were combined to produce a virtually unlimited supply of compost for plots. Mar Vista Green Garden Showcase visitors are invited to bring home some compost from OVF’s supply.</span></div>
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Sherri Akershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14480823187244123148noreply@blogger.comOcean View Farms, 3304 S Centinela Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90066, USA34.0137851 -118.441253899999997.6239521 -159.7498479 60.4036181 -77.1326599tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282555822339292990.post-70243755228670563862018-04-07T11:35:00.000-07:002018-04-17T10:11:35.778-07:003635 Grand View Blvd <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0); font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">One year ago most of this front yard was a concrete driveway (1400 sq.ft.) and now it's transformed into a two car garage surrounded by eclectic, self-seeding, drought tolerant and drought resistant gardens (1200 sq. ft.) utilizing lots of repurposed pots, bricks and broken cement materials throughout. Pinwheels and Nepalese flags add color and movement to the environment. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Shade trees (some from City Trees), flowers, fruit trees, herbs, vegetables and vining plants invite lots of bees, birds and butterflies. Monarch butterflies frequent my milkweed plants. A layer of mulch (supplied by the City) keeps the soil moist. Water efficient drip irrigation is monitored by a </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Rachio Irrigation controller, accessible by my smartphone. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This fantastic 120-foot deep front yard was an uninspiring swath of half-dead lawn. The homeowners asked Kevin Connelly of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ParkConnellyLandscapeDesign/">Park Connelly Landscape Design</a> to make it into something welcoming. The aim was to make the long access to the house a pleasant stroll through a park-like setting, with various areas for lounging, entertaining, meditation and vegetable gardening. </span><br />
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<span data-sheets-userformat="[null,null,897,[null,0],null,null,null,null,null,null,0,1,0]" data-sheets-value="[null,2,"This front yard garden was added five years ago when the owners moved into the house. The previous yard was nothing more than weeds and the owners wanted to make it into a water-wise garden.\n\nWith the help of a local landscaper, they designed the garden to feel like a wild field and to include specific plants such as the Foxtail Agave, Firesticks, Dodonea, Sage, Aloe and other drought tolerant plants. The biggest addition was the California Live Oak Tree. \n\nWhile the main layout hasn't changed over the past five years, some plants had to be changed/removed. The garden has no irrigation so plants must really be able to survive dry conditions. During the summer months, the garden is watered by hand but mostly survives on its own during the winter. \n\nThe best part of the garden now are the maturing FireStick plants which tower throughout the front yard. Also the owners love to watch the ever-present hummingbirds zoom around the garden.\n\n\n\n\n\n"]"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">This front yard garden was added eight years ago when the owners moved into the house. The previous yard was nothing more than weeds and the owners wanted to make it into a water-wise garden.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
With the help of a local landscaper, they designed the garden to feel like a wild field and to include specific plants such as the Foxtail Agave, Firesticks, Dodonea, Sage, Aloe and other drought-tolerant plants. The biggest addition was the California Live Oak Tree.
While the main layout hasn't changed, some plants had to be changed or removed over time. The best part of the garden now is the maturing FireStick plants which tower over the front yard. The owners love to watch the ever-present hummingbirds zoom around the garden.</span><br /><br />The garden has no irrigation so plants must really be able to survive dry conditions. During the summer months, the garden is watered by hand but mostly survives on its own during the winter. </span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipDVLj3PV1aqWDCV-oR09mgisSLA3z-cCNxDPGpl5Bo7HowdrkJv9TtOgy-w-wc_yZxee_Qs-cWW0nYOer86YTG7y9APYVi8L_BdhZV0BodaaN7pgijJwqeITkeRetBcrMHwCqjHIY76I/s1600/3590+Ocean+View_Garden4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipDVLj3PV1aqWDCV-oR09mgisSLA3z-cCNxDPGpl5Bo7HowdrkJv9TtOgy-w-wc_yZxee_Qs-cWW0nYOer86YTG7y9APYVi8L_BdhZV0BodaaN7pgijJwqeITkeRetBcrMHwCqjHIY76I/s1600/3590+Ocean+View_Garden4.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></span><br />
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<span data-sheets-userformat="[null,null,897,[null,0],null,null,null,null,null,null,0,1,0]" data-sheets-value="[null,2,"On an average residential lot I have used every inch to incorporate chickens, bees,vegetable garden, especially heirloom tomatoes,herbs succulents, and mostly low water native plants. It is my \"urban farm\".About 15 years ago, I removed the back yard lawn and installed an all CA native landscape complete with a fountain for birds and other animals. A class at Theodore Payne helped me get acquainted with native plants and I was hooked. Recently I replaced one section with succulents.\nSeven years ago we removed the front lawn and around a dry rock riverbed we utilized ceonothis, manzanitas,fairy duster monkey flower and blooming sages. These old lawns areas now use almost no water except in severe drought. I keep two compost bins going, utilizing the chicken manure. I have several bird feeders, and big pots with milkweed for the Monarch butterflies."]" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans" , sans-serif;"><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There's a lot to see and learn in this garden!<span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></span></div>
<span data-sheets-userformat="[null,null,897,[null,0],null,null,null,null,null,null,0,1,0]" data-sheets-value="[null,2,"On an average residential lot I have used every inch to incorporate chickens, bees,vegetable garden, especially heirloom tomatoes,herbs succulents, and mostly low water native plants. It is my \"urban farm\".About 15 years ago, I removed the back yard lawn and installed an all CA native landscape complete with a fountain for birds and other animals. A class at Theodore Payne helped me get acquainted with native plants and I was hooked. Recently I replaced one section with succulents.\nSeven years ago we removed the front lawn and around a dry rock riverbed we utilized ceonothis, manzanitas,fairy duster monkey flower and blooming sages. These old lawns areas now use almost no water except in severe drought. I keep two compost bins going, utilizing the chicken manure. I have several bird feeders, and big pots with milkweed for the Monarch butterflies."]"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHQNH4vbo_3ySD5lsbbJHR-1OpdH5D9cNJZ1p6kFgnDByGx7NzTYU0pQztaKCdQo-ght51v7BrajksEaAG-CVuiGyVCASZlm4FBhK83F6hHlGAs-usUaDem9XibNcHHboguw0_9Lt_wPA/s1600/13014+Morningside+Way+tomotoes.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHQNH4vbo_3ySD5lsbbJHR-1OpdH5D9cNJZ1p6kFgnDByGx7NzTYU0pQztaKCdQo-ght51v7BrajksEaAG-CVuiGyVCASZlm4FBhK83F6hHlGAs-usUaDem9XibNcHHboguw0_9Lt_wPA/s320/13014+Morningside+Way+tomotoes.JPG" width="320" /></a><span data-sheets-userformat="[null,null,897,[null,0],null,null,null,null,null,null,0,1,0]" data-sheets-value="[null,2,"On an average residential lot I have used every inch to incorporate chickens, bees,vegetable garden, especially heirloom tomatoes,herbs succulents, and mostly low water native plants. It is my \"urban farm\".About 15 years ago, I removed the back yard lawn and installed an all CA native landscape complete with a fountain for birds and other animals. A class at Theodore Payne helped me get acquainted with native plants and I was hooked. Recently I replaced one section with succulents.\nSeven years ago we removed the front lawn and around a dry rock riverbed we utilized ceonothis, manzanitas,fairy duster monkey flower and blooming sages. These old lawns areas now use almost no water except in severe drought. I keep two compost bins going, utilizing the chicken manure. I have several bird feeders, and big pots with milkweed for the Monarch butterflies."]"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">On an average residential lot, these garden owners have used every inch to incorporate chickens, bees, vegetable garden - especially heirloom tomatoes and herbs - succulents and mostly low water California native plants. It's their "urban farm."</span></span><br />
<span data-sheets-userformat="[null,null,897,[null,0],null,null,null,null,null,null,0,1,0]" data-sheets-value="[null,2,"On an average residential lot I have used every inch to incorporate chickens, bees,vegetable garden, especially heirloom tomatoes,herbs succulents, and mostly low water native plants. It is my \"urban farm\".About 15 years ago, I removed the back yard lawn and installed an all CA native landscape complete with a fountain for birds and other animals. A class at Theodore Payne helped me get acquainted with native plants and I was hooked. Recently I replaced one section with succulents.\nSeven years ago we removed the front lawn and around a dry rock riverbed we utilized ceonothis, manzanitas,fairy duster monkey flower and blooming sages. These old lawns areas now use almost no water except in severe drought. I keep two compost bins going, utilizing the chicken manure. I have several bird feeders, and big pots with milkweed for the Monarch butterflies."]"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCCyxRL7PgsZMuN0nm6hMof5ajLik-SjU3GZUaSHgzBxAX2vm_-8XkVUMB0Na_BoeqH0m_0624hntnh_6zEb9m4B6wB2BoAfd_IDGmaRvp0w9Fb9Lkuxr_l6bx-smu5OHRGg73X7of3zA/s1600/13014+Morningside+Way+-+4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCCyxRL7PgsZMuN0nm6hMof5ajLik-SjU3GZUaSHgzBxAX2vm_-8XkVUMB0Na_BoeqH0m_0624hntnh_6zEb9m4B6wB2BoAfd_IDGmaRvp0w9Fb9Lkuxr_l6bx-smu5OHRGg73X7of3zA/s1600/13014+Morningside+Way+-+4.JPG" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />Seven years ago, inspired by the tranquility of their new backyard, the homeowners decided to transform the front as well, incorporating a dry-rock river bed that serves as a swale into the design. They left several existing trees and a few camelia bushes, then filled in with drought-tolerant plants. Ceanothus, manzanitas, fairy duster monkey flower and blooming sages grow along the dry river bed.</span><br />
<span data-sheets-userformat="[null,null,897,[null,0],null,null,null,null,null,null,0,1,0]" data-sheets-value="[null,2,"On an average residential lot I have used every inch to incorporate chickens, bees,vegetable garden, especially heirloom tomatoes,herbs succulents, and mostly low water native plants. It is my \"urban farm\".About 15 years ago, I removed the back yard lawn and installed an all CA native landscape complete with a fountain for birds and other animals. A class at Theodore Payne helped me get acquainted with native plants and I was hooked. Recently I replaced one section with succulents.\nSeven years ago we removed the front lawn and around a dry rock riverbed we utilized ceonothis, manzanitas,fairy duster monkey flower and blooming sages. These old lawns areas now use almost no water except in severe drought. I keep two compost bins going, utilizing the chicken manure. I have several bird feeders, and big pots with milkweed for the Monarch butterflies."]"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdoMNHrYMZrE0AvdN5oczCNgs6m2ckRPLREDrwopnW0Xl0Yxq4URMH-JAU5qp8WUuyYXgocs5Ng_FjT3sdYMmgCkZAcnCZtsfQzNmMP7BCYOqPaopeuwaCYHRebKrUpt5CFNO8uyX7BFk/s1600/13014+Morningside+Way+parkway.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdoMNHrYMZrE0AvdN5oczCNgs6m2ckRPLREDrwopnW0Xl0Yxq4URMH-JAU5qp8WUuyYXgocs5Ng_FjT3sdYMmgCkZAcnCZtsfQzNmMP7BCYOqPaopeuwaCYHRebKrUpt5CFNO8uyX7BFk/s320/13014+Morningside+Way+parkway.JPG" width="320" /></a><span data-sheets-userformat="[null,null,897,[null,0],null,null,null,null,null,null,0,1,0]" data-sheets-value="[null,2,"On an average residential lot I have used every inch to incorporate chickens, bees,vegetable garden, especially heirloom tomatoes,herbs succulents, and mostly low water native plants. It is my \"urban farm\".About 15 years ago, I removed the back yard lawn and installed an all CA native landscape complete with a fountain for birds and other animals. A class at Theodore Payne helped me get acquainted with native plants and I was hooked. Recently I replaced one section with succulents.\nSeven years ago we removed the front lawn and around a dry rock riverbed we utilized ceonothis, manzanitas,fairy duster monkey flower and blooming sages. These old lawns areas now use almost no water except in severe drought. I keep two compost bins going, utilizing the chicken manure. I have several bird feeders, and big pots with milkweed for the Monarch butterflies."]"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The parkway has less dense plantings and decomposed granite to ensure easy access from a car parked on the street. A six-inch wide rock drainage around the parking strip to control water run-off from the sidewalk solved an erosion problem and also adds a design element. </span></span><br />
<span data-sheets-userformat="[null,null,897,[null,0],null,null,null,null,null,null,0,1,0]" data-sheets-value="[null,2,"On an average residential lot I have used every inch to incorporate chickens, bees,vegetable garden, especially heirloom tomatoes,herbs succulents, and mostly low water native plants. It is my \"urban farm\".About 15 years ago, I removed the back yard lawn and installed an all CA native landscape complete with a fountain for birds and other animals. A class at Theodore Payne helped me get acquainted with native plants and I was hooked. Recently I replaced one section with succulents.\nSeven years ago we removed the front lawn and around a dry rock riverbed we utilized ceonothis, manzanitas,fairy duster monkey flower and blooming sages. These old lawns areas now use almost no water except in severe drought. I keep two compost bins going, utilizing the chicken manure. I have several bird feeders, and big pots with milkweed for the Monarch butterflies."]"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span data-sheets-userformat="[null,null,897,[null,0],null,null,null,null,null,null,0,1,0]" data-sheets-value="[null,2,"On an average residential lot I have used every inch to incorporate chickens, bees,vegetable garden, especially heirloom tomatoes,herbs succulents, and mostly low water native plants. It is my \"urban farm\".About 15 years ago, I removed the back yard lawn and installed an all CA native landscape complete with a fountain for birds and other animals. A class at Theodore Payne helped me get acquainted with native plants and I was hooked. Recently I replaced one section with succulents.\nSeven years ago we removed the front lawn and around a dry rock riverbed we utilized ceonothis, manzanitas,fairy duster monkey flower and blooming sages. These old lawns areas now use almost no water except in severe drought. I keep two compost bins going, utilizing the chicken manure. I have several bird feeders, and big pots with milkweed for the Monarch butterflies."]">The areas that were once thirsty lawn now use almost no water except in severe drought. </span>Irrigation is almost completely by underground drippers and individual bubblers. </span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzGoW8-AZXkSH7YEEAxDm1RgnidnDS6Shx6aEaNKYVPsY97Ndai4oJfYQAV3dJdr6WvcBRKE8dixBpNEGUHGJ7Dby_Hi4F2nOTvgXED2NJb8T-PquXvMtZ607y4zGVFFczmV4b47AXE5s/s1600/13014+Morningside+Way+-+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzGoW8-AZXkSH7YEEAxDm1RgnidnDS6Shx6aEaNKYVPsY97Ndai4oJfYQAV3dJdr6WvcBRKE8dixBpNEGUHGJ7Dby_Hi4F2nOTvgXED2NJb8T-PquXvMtZ607y4zGVFFczmV4b47AXE5s/s1600/13014+Morningside+Way+-+1.JPG" width="239" /></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The owners keep two compost bins going, utilizing the chicken manure. They have several bird feeders and big pots with milkweed for the Monarch butterflies. The house has solar panels installed by <a href="http://www.sungevity.com/">Sungevity</a>.</span><br />
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Sherri Akershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14480823187244123148noreply@blogger.com13014 Morningside Way, Los Angeles, CA 90066, USA34.0085576 -118.4496002999999934.0083521 -118.44991529999999 34.0087631 -118.44928529999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282555822339292990.post-7246332959364356332018-04-07T10:15:00.000-07:002018-04-16T18:11:02.990-07:003784 Redwood Avenue <div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This is this garden's sixth </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Mar Vista Green Garden Showcase and </span>visitors have<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> watched it go from newly planted to paradise! About half the plants are California Natives and half are Mediterranean climate plants from Australia, South Africa, Chile, </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The</span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> soil in these gardens - both edible & ornamental beds - is maintained exclusively with compost and </span><a href="http://www.compostteana.com/" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">compost tea</a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">. The owners have become such believers in compost tea and this biological method of garden maintenance that it has become the main thrust of their design and maintenance business - </span><a href="http://www.compostteana.com/" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Compost Teana</a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">They also added a grey water system to the backyard and took the beds next to the house off of the main irrigation line. These plants have been maintained exclusively with washing machine gray water since April 2011. </span><o:p></o:p><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">They use drip irrigation - once every two weeks on one line and once a month on the other.</span></div>
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<u1:p></u1:p><u1:p></u1:p><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">After tearing out the turf in the front yard, these homeowners created a Mediterranean style courtyard, with a small fountain in the middle encircled by a 3’ high berm. The berm is planted with climate-appropriate plants, focusing mainly on California natives. They removed two very thirsty birch trees and replaced them with two beautiful, unthirsty, summer-flowering Chitalpa tashkentensis trees - which they received from the ‘Million Trees LA’ program.</span><br />
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Sherri Akershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14480823187244123148noreply@blogger.com3784 Redwood Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90066, USA33.9982412 -118.445767333.9980357 -118.4460823 33.9984467 -118.4454523tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282555822339292990.post-20825968919758672922018-04-07T10:14:00.000-07:002018-04-18T09:12:05.572-07:003782 Redwood Avenue <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>This is primarily an edible garden with raised redwood beds in both the front yard and the backyard. </b></span><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This homeowner is a <a href="http://www.comfortzonesgardendesign.com/">garden designer</a> and water conservation specialist.</span></b><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV0_1xhBcXOgUqN4So9SdQyKVquyBURnDHisMrA9e3kU4jgtKxH_BdBpL7OPHsS0fWLry34V7qPXJDsPP3qJB3FuKZO7Yyk0NV65Q3YNJzLc_5f7SHgqkVdhq6xsZdOg5Kj577fjgYOdU/s1600/Curran+Kuhlmann+side.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV0_1xhBcXOgUqN4So9SdQyKVquyBURnDHisMrA9e3kU4jgtKxH_BdBpL7OPHsS0fWLry34V7qPXJDsPP3qJB3FuKZO7Yyk0NV65Q3YNJzLc_5f7SHgqkVdhq6xsZdOg5Kj577fjgYOdU/s400/Curran+Kuhlmann+side.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The homeowners converted the front garden about 12 years ago, starting with the removal of lawn. They stopped watering it about 15 years ago and by the 3rd year the crabgrass stopped greening up so they had their gardener remove it and then waited about 4 months before deciding that an edible garden was the best use of the full sun exposure they get in the front. They added a fence when everyone said, “People will steal your food.” No one has stolen food but the fence’s open wire panels are great for climbing beans and sweet pea.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">After 12 years, the front garden redwood beds are still holding up. They’ve added a new bed to the front with growing space on top and storage space below. This bed is raised so we can still gown in that spot without disturbing the roots of the fruit trees. A water feature’s lovely sound blocks the street noise.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There are fruit trees all around the garden: Anna Apples in the front; a Dwarf Avocado, Fuji Apple and a Surinam Cherry (a tropical species that does not require a chill to produce fruit—and produces all year!) along the driveway; five varieties of fig, a finger lime and a contorted Jujube in front. The large tree in the front garden is in the manzanita family, Arbutus ‘Marina’ (common name Strawberry Tree) and yes, the fruit is edible. Blueberries are planted in pots and in the ground in the front along with some artichokes and capers. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">They use the front parkway and pockets where there’s space to plant species that bring in bees to pollinate the edible plants: native sage, Galvesia along with Mediterranean lavenders and other ornamental flower plants fill out the year with blossoms. As they’ve added native plants and flower ornamentals, the bee population has increased. They planted fennel for the Swallowtail butterflies; the young feed on that and on the parsley in a nearby pot. When they mature they attach to the fence panel to transform into butterflies. They also have food plants for Monarchs along the driveway and in the front parkway.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The owners are often asked how much work it takes to maintain the garden. Their answer is, “Lots, but it’s time we want to spend outside so having something to do that also provides us food is something we do not consider work.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The front is watered by hand, the back has an automatic drip system designed for edible gardens. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Turf/grass in this neighborhood uses approximately 44 inches of water per square foot per year if conditions are perfect, but with compacted soil, inefficient irrigation systems and other obstacles typical of turf it can use twice that—and most people, not knowing how much water is needed, give it three times what it needs. If you convert those 44 inches to gallons, that’s about 27 gallons per square foot.The front grass was about 600 square feet total which required over 16,000 gallons per year, in perfect condition, but over 30,000 with typical issues. Back then, they didn’t know what they were doing, so they probably gave it 50,000 gallons each year until they finally just turned off the sprinklers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A variety of succulents, ground covers, and agave provide visual interest and a beautiful verdant frame for the home. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">If you think ultra modern home design can't also feature drought-tolerant, well considered and beautiful, inviting gardens, then be sure to visit this home on Keeshen Drive. It's a stunner!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">This garden was designed to <i>enhance</i> the bold aesthetic of the modern style of the house. Homeowners called upon landscape designer Linda Rose of <a href="https://rose-in-bloom.com/">Rose-in-Bloom</a> to create a sustainable garden that would prevent the "sterile" look of many modern style homes. Plants were chosen to soften the hard edges and make the entry warm and inviting (drought-tolerant all stars dymondia, kangaroo paw, and agave, among them). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">A weeping mulberry is a touch of whimsy and something special for the homeowners' two little girls. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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