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Prisk Native Garden

Published on April 11, 2016July 12, 2016 by weedingwildsuburbia

Prisk Elementary School in Long Beach is fortunate to have the most amazing native garden. The garden was started in 1996 by teacher, Candy Jennings, and three dedicated volunteers. The […]

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Rainwater harvesting and infiltration

Published on January 6, 2016January 6, 2016 by weedingwildsuburbia

Use rainwater harvesting and infiltration techniques to catch the rain in your garden.

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Front yard plans

Published on October 18, 2015January 15, 2021 by weedingwildsuburbia

As you may remember, we had to remove a diseased, old avocado tree in our front yard last year (RIP Avocado). Since the avocado was removed we have had some […]

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More drip irrigation

Published on August 6, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

A bit over a month ago I set up drip for the tomato plants. They have been doing great on 15 minutes of drip, every other day. There are two […]

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Irritation – Irrigation

Published on July 2, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

Only one letter off and not sure which word is best for this post. Nevertheless, I got it done. Today I finally set up a drip irrigation system for my […]

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From Lawn to Native Plant Garden

Published on June 5, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

If you’ve been wanting to transition from a lawn to a sustainable native garden, horticulturist Barbara Eisenstein has tips to help you get started. Eisenstein will discuss topics ranging from lawn removal and garden preparation to plant selection.

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Make every drop count

Published on May 11, 2015January 31, 2021 by weedingwildsuburbia

The big news continues to be the ongoing drought in California, which is interesting since we rarely get any rain from April through November. Once we got half way through […]

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Drought and the garden

Published on April 12, 2015February 27, 2021 by weedingwildsuburbia

The news reports on California’s drought are dire. However, the drought did not happen overnight, we are now in our fourth year of drought. Nevertheless, for years my city, South Pasadena, like […]

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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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Drought?

Published on September 16, 2014July 2, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

Summer was too short and way too busy. I spent most of it driving. Drove from LA to NYC, and back again. Then flew back east for another family gathering. […]

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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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