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Lawn Be Gone (2)

Published on November 23, 2022January 8, 2023 by weedingwildsuburbia

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 […]

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Volunteer Day, Saturday, June 18, 9 – noon

Published on June 7, 2022January 11, 2023 by weedingwildsuburbia

Volunteer at the So. Pasadena Nature Park, 6/18/22, 9-12

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Garden Dormancy

Published on September 26, 2021September 26, 2021 by weedingwildsuburbia

Dormancy in the southern California garden

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Happy Earth Day

Published on April 14, 2021April 14, 2021 by weedingwildsuburbia

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?

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Seed Library of LA – Altadena: Gardening to Help Save the Monarch

Published on February 26, 2021 by weedingwildsuburbia

Gardening to Help Save the Monarch. Barbara Eisenstein, author of Learning to Garden with Native Plants, shares secrets of how to attract monarch butterflies into your garden, and how this […]

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Webinar: Saving Birds & Pollinators: Plant it & they will come!

Published on February 26, 2021April 26, 2021 by weedingwildsuburbia

Have you read about declining bird & pollinator populations? Learn how you can help in a free class on habitat gardening with native plants.

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Gardening to help save the monarch butterfly

Published on February 15, 2021February 16, 2021 by weedingwildsuburbia

Get your free native milkweed seed packet for the monarch butterfly at the South Pasadena Farmer’s Market. Save the Monarch!

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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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Nature Park is open during Covid-19

Published on September 4, 2020April 14, 2021 by weedingwildsuburbia

Volunteer days are on hiatus but the nature park is open during covid-19. Of course, you can pick up litter to make the park nicer for all.

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Nothing in Mind

Published on August 4, 2020August 4, 2020 by weedingwildsuburbia

The world is a wholly different place. Shopping is out, no restaurants or coffee shops. Friends are approached cautiously, always kept at a distance. During walks through the neighborhood, fellow […]

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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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