G3 Green Gardens Group

G3 Core Concepts graduate, John Burke (aka LAJohnny – LA stands for Landscape Architect, not Los Angeles), wrote a great article for the Ventura Breeze on the curb cutting event held at Dan Long’s house in Ventura.  The article is a really good synopsis of the importance of Rain Gardens and Curb Cuts as things [...]

Congratulations to G3 Associate and San Diego Chapter Ocean Friendly Gardens Committee Chair, Susan Krzywicki, who led the three hour Watershed Basics Class at Point Loma, kicking off the next OFG Series targeted at residents living near Sunset Cliffs. Susan did a great job flying solo and overcoming a technical glitch from an IPad dead [...]

It looks as though the EPA Watersmart Innovations conference is becoming more receptive to the principles of Watershed Wise Landscapes, as agency and city representatives from across the country engaged in productive dialogue with G3′s Managing Member, Pamela Berstler, at her talk: Pledges and Promises – Are We Really Changing Landscape Behaviors? Gus Meza, Conservation [...]

Join G3′s Pamela Berstler tomorrow, as we cook up some Soil Lasagna, a.k.a. Sheet Mulching to effectively replace the warm season (kikuyu) lawn at the Lawn Bowls in Santa Barbara. Read more HERE: Independent Santa Barbara OFG Sheet Mulching Article  This is a delicate meal that will require many cooks in the kitchen; but the [...]

Join us the evening of August 15th for a community review of G3′s preliminary design for the Ocean Friendly Demonstration Garden slated for the Manhattan Beach Strand.  This garden is being built as part of the West Basin MWD/Surfrider Foundation grant, and is one of ten gardens G3 is designing under the team leadership of [...]