It’s been a year since we led a one-day Sponge Garden building day in Pasadena at the pocket park at Union & Catalina Aves. Kelley Hanna, G3 Certified Professional 2009 and The Plant Goddess of Pasadena joined Managing Member, Pamela Berstler, in a drive by of the garden to see which plants were happy, and [...]
Pasadena Union Catalina Garden Update
Posted on 27. Apr, 2013 by pamela in City of Pasadena, G3 Blog, G3 Community, G3 Design Studio, G3 Partners, Los Angeles/South Bay, Pasadena Sponge Garden
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
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 [...]
Debut Of Malibu Bluffs Park Ocean Friendly Garden
Posted on 31. Mar, 2013 by pamela in G3 Blog, G3 Community, G3 Partners, Los Angeles/South Bay, Malibu Bluffs Park, Surfrider Foundation
Malibu Bluffs Park Ocean Friendly Garden debuts with a blessing and the traditional ribbon cutting. We couldn’t say it better than the Malibu Times: “This garden is one of many ways the City of Malibu continues to deliver on its commitment to environmental stewardship, specifically our ongoing quest to protect ocean water quality,” Mayor Lou [...]
Water LA Curb Cuts Sponge Up Panorama City Rain
Posted on 10. Mar, 2013 by pamela in Curb Your Pollution, G3 Blog, G3 Community, G3 Consutling Node, G3 Partners, Los Angeles/South Bay, Low Impact Design, Rain Capture, Rain Gardens, Water LA Rainwater Harvesting Project, Water Quality, Watershed Notes
Panorama City stormwater becomes future drinking water through the curb cut made by participants in the Water LA Parkway Raingarden class, led by G3 Certified Professionals, Tom Rau and Marianne Simon in February 2013. You know you’re dealing with proud homeowners when they rush outside during a rainstorm to capture photographs of the curb cut [...]
Reversing Desertification Shows Living Soil Is KEY Factor In Environmental Health
Posted on 07. Mar, 2013 by pamela in G3 Blog, G3 Media, Living Soil, Nature Lessons, Video, Water Conservation, Water Quality, Watershed Notes
This beautiful TED Talk by Allan Savory, biologist and ecologist, highlights the importance of rebuilding native soil, particularly in areas where desertification already has begun. The irony of the story is that holistic land management and animal husbandry provide the strategic cornerstone to rejuvenating the grasslands of the world. The lesson for those in G3 [...]
