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What to do with green waste in the garden

Published on October 4, 2020January 27, 2021 by weedingwildsuburbia

Learn to use your garden green waste sustainably without power machines or sending it to the landfill. And for everyone’s health: NO BLOWERS!

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Volunteers Work at Nature Park

Published on January 23, 2017June 11, 2017 by weedingwildsuburbia

Thanks to all of the volunteers who helped out in the park last Saturday. High school students and parents, and Bank of America volunteers accomplished so much. This rainy weather […]

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Front yard vegetable garden

Published on February 1, 2016January 15, 2021 by weedingwildsuburbia

Our front yard makeover began on the night of November 30-December 1 of 2011. The avocado tree in the front yard was “deconstructed” by winds that roared through our area in the wee hours […]

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Happy Earth Day from the Nature Park

Published on April 19, 2015July 3, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

Although Earth Day 2015 does not officially occur until Wednesday, we had a great celebration at the nature park last week. We had a great group of volunteers for these […]

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Neglect

Published on February 15, 2015January 15, 2021 by weedingwildsuburbia

The first method of lawn removal listed on the Lawn Removal Methods: Pros and Cons sheet is neglect. I have used this method more than any other in reducing the […]

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How to water established trees

Published on August 8, 2013July 3, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

I have been doing some online research on watering established trees. It is amazing how much contradictory information is out there! Some say water once or twice a week for […]

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Habitat

Published on May 10, 2013May 30, 2017 by weedingwildsuburbia

Good habitat requires more than a group of native plants. To understand what makes good habitat it is important to look at the garden from the perspective of the wildlife […]

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Cleaning up after the storm

Published on December 29, 2011March 24, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

For the past three weeks, ever since The Big Blow (windstorm on night of November 30/December 1), I have received a multitude of offers to haul away the broken tree […]

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Garden chores

Published on October 13, 2010March 24, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

I have been holding back on you. The last time I posted something about what I am doing in the garden was a while ago. On July 22nd I ruminated […]

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Backyard Progress

Published on March 5, 2010July 3, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

Picking colors for the wall of our neighbors’ garage that has become a design element of our yard. It looks like we are going to go with the same colors […]

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Author of Wild Suburbia - Learning to Garden with Native Plants, Barbara created and runs Friends of South Pasadena Nature Park. Each month with other volunteers, she weeds and cares for the park. She continues to garden with natives, give talks, and write. Grow native - let your garden go wild.

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