In order to qualify for an Ocean Friendly Garden Yard Sign, the planting plan must include at least 10% local native plants. Most of the Ocean Friendly Demonstration Gardens are planted with 100% natives or close cultivars (as are available in the nursery trade). Here in the Malibu Bluffs Park OFG, in order to demonstrate [...]
Malibu Bluffs Park Ocean Friendly Garden Plant List
Posted on 31. Mar, 2013 by pamela in Compost Tea, G3 Blog, G3 Community, G3 Partners, Los Angeles/South Bay, Malibu Bluffs Park, Surfrider Foundation, Watershed Notes, West Basin MWD
Fun Guys Party At Manhattan Beach Strand Demo Garden
Posted on 01. Mar, 2013 by pamela in Compost Tea, G3 Blog, G3 Community, G3 Partners, Living Soil, Los Angeles/South Bay, Manhattan Beach Strand, Resources, Surfrider Foundation, Watershed Notes, Watershed Wise Landscape, West Basin MWD
Many “native” plant advocates propose that soil amendment, even biological community amendment, is not necessary when planting “native” plants in “native” soils. For many reasons, G3 has always advocated testing the soil for biological activity and then determining a remediation strategy based on the type of plants intended for the site and the actual biological [...]
Smokin’ Design At Inglewood Fire Station Ocean Friendly Garden
Posted on 15. Mar, 2012 by pamela in Compost Tea, Fire Station 171 Inglewood, G3 Blog, G3 Community, G3 Design Studio, G3 Partners, Living Soil, Los Angeles/South Bay, Rain Gardens, Resources, Surfrider Foundation, Surfrider's Ocean Friendly Gardens, Watershed Friendly Gardens, Watershed Notes, West Basin MWD
Spring has arrived a trifle early at the West Basin Ocean Friendly Demonstration Garden Project at Inglewood Fire Station 171. G3 Founding Member, Marilee Kuhlmann’s planting design is beginning to fill in and start its non-stop blooming, despite the slow start from an extremely dry winter. This garden, populated entirely by all-native or close [...]
HOW Site Evaluation: What’s My Soil Type?
Posted on 30. Oct, 2011 by pamela in Compost Tea, G3 Blog, G3 Education, Homeowner, HOWs, Living Soil, Resources, Watershed Notes
During a Hands-on Workshop: Site Evaluation, we determine the type of soil in various parts of the garden. This is very important information for a variety of reasons, but most importantly because programming the weather-based irrigation controller will require your input of the soil type. Different soil types (or textures) will hold water in different [...]
The Truth About Herbicides: Soil Party Killer!
Posted on 15. Aug, 2011 by pamela in Compost Tea, Environment 911, G3 Blog, Living Soil, Nature Lessons, Plants, Resources, Watershed Notes
Data on various herbicides’ ill effects on soil and plants keeps trickling in. G3 promotes the use of sheet mulching or hand removal for taking out your turf — It’s not hard to do!. Check out our EVENTS CALENDAR to find upcoming Hands on Workshops (HOWs) to learn how to remove your front yard without herbicides [...]
