This is the third installation of the Lawn Be Gone series. (Click here for Part 1 and Part 2.) We planted the garden on Saturday, January 7th, between rain events […]
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Lawn Be Gone (2)
Follow our progress as we convert a thirsty front yard lawn into a vibrant, beautiful habitat garden. We are doing all of the work ourselves, keeping the project as affordable […]
Smart Gardening Workshop
This month our volunteer day will be a bit unusual. LA County will be offering a Free Smart Gardening, Beginner Workshop. The community is welcome to attend the workshop (10 – […]
Lawn be gone (1)
Remove your lawn simply and easily.
Volunteer Day, Saturday, June 18, 9 – noon
Volunteer at the So. Pasadena Nature Park, 6/18/22, 9-12
Garden Dormancy
Dormancy in the southern California garden
Happy Earth Day
What better way to mark Earth Day than to give thanks for the lovely bit of habitat in our neighborhood that we call the South Pasadena nature park?
Gardening to help save the monarch butterfly
Get your free native milkweed seed packet for the monarch butterfly at the South Pasadena Farmer’s Market. Save the Monarch!
What to do with green waste in the garden
Learn to use your garden green waste sustainably without power machines or sending it to the landfill. And for everyone’s health: NO BLOWERS!
Theodore Payne Virtual Garden Tour
Virtual Native Plant Garden Tour, Garden 28, South Pasadena. Tour this South Pasadena native plant garden: front yard wildflowers, backyard flannel bush, flagstone paths, sustainable gardening practices.