This wonderful garden at St. Andrews Church is an Eagle Scout project
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| All photos by Andy Kenney, Eagle Scout, Troop 1 |
Sixteen year old Andy Kenney, a member of St. Andrews Church and Boy Scout Troop 1 created this garden as an Eagle Scout project. The garden was financed entirely through donations. Volunteers performed all the labor over two weekends in March, 2012. Forty-five people assisted in the project for a combined total of 324 hours of labor.
The main purpose of the project
was to replace non-native vegetation (approximately 2000 square feet of turf)
with plants that are typical specimens for climatic conditions similar to those
of coastal Southern California.
The flowering plants are
attracting pollinating bees and birds to the garden. Many local passersby now stop to admire the area where they
simply walked past before. The use
of decomposed granite in the bed beneath the existing architectural trees is
sloped to enhance runoff towards the main garden area. The use of shredded wood products as
mulch provides natural nutrients to the plants and is easily renewed at little
or no cost. Free compost from City
of Los Angeles was used to amend the clay soil prior to planting.
Although the garden is irrigated
from a traditional sprinkler system, the spray pattern and duration have been
gradually decreased as the garden has matured. The garden is currently irrigated only twice-weekly for 5
minutes per session at 4 a.m.
Plans are being considered
to replace the remaining turf-portions of the property with similar plantings.
Landscape designer/Eagle Scout Andy Kenney will be at the garden to answer your questions. LADWP energy efficiency and water conservation experts will be there with energy and water saving tips as well as information about rebates available through Energy Upgrade CA and SoCalWater$mart programs.
The Eagle Scouts are selling baked goods and coffee/tea in the morning as well as hot dogs and sodas around noon to raise money for other projects.
Park and bike! You can park your car at the Church while you bike to other gardens on the tour.
Landscape designer/Eagle Scout Andy Kenney will be at the garden to answer your questions. LADWP energy efficiency and water conservation experts will be there with energy and water saving tips as well as information about rebates available through Energy Upgrade CA and SoCalWater$mart programs.
The Eagle Scouts are selling baked goods and coffee/tea in the morning as well as hot dogs and sodas around noon to raise money for other projects.
Park and bike! You can park your car at the Church while you bike to other gardens on the tour.
