4 Tips for Your Climate-Ready Yard

Do you feel the following symptoms? Constant urge to be outside An itch to dig in the soil A need for a garden that turns heads? If so, you could be suffering from Planting Fever! Now is a great time to get out into your yard and plant! But before you get your hands dirty,…

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Mulching: Less Mowing, More Growing!

It’s that time of year! Winter rains have come, the air is fresh, flowers are beginning to pop, and the days are warm and crisp. It’s the perfect time to look out over your yard and wonder: “Is it time to finally ditch the turf and bring on the mulch?” Not only does ditching turf…

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What is the Big Deal About Natives?

LA really is a special place, and so is its ecology. Our region’s Mediterranean climate brings dry, hot summers and cool, wet winters. This unique climate and landscape is what creates the special conditions that support our city’s animal and plant biodiversity. Native plants use anywhere from 30 to 90 percent less water than other…

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3 Water Saving Tips You’ve Never Heard Of

“Flat is so passe…until 1825 it was seldom, if in any year, that the river discharged even during the rainy season its waters into the sea. Instead of having a river way to the sea, the waters spread over the country, filling the depressions in the surface and forming lakes, ponds and marshes. The river…

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