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Lawn Be Gone (3)

Published on January 10, 2023January 10, 2023 by weedingwildsuburbia

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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Planting Party

Published on December 20, 2022December 20, 2022 by weedingwildsuburbia

Help us create a beautiful native plant demonstration garden in the Nature Park. In addition to planting colorful and aromatic plants, we will set up a temporary irrigation system. No […]

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Lawn be gone (1)

Published on August 5, 2022January 11, 2023 by weedingwildsuburbia

Remove your lawn simply and easily.

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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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Theodore Payne Virtual Garden Tour

Published on March 28, 2020January 27, 2021 by weedingwildsuburbia

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.

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Wildflower Weekend at Rancho

Published on April 21, 2014March 24, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

This weekend was the Wildflower Festival at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden. If you weren’t able to see the Wildflower Show, it will be open for a third day, on […]

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Why garden with natives?

Published on April 19, 2013March 24, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

Early explorers and settlers were awed by the variety and profusion of wildflowers throughout what would become the state of California.  Hillsides in spring were painted gold, red, yellow, blue […]

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Wilding Your Garden

Published on January 16, 2012March 24, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

I recently gave a talk on habitat gardening titled, Wilding Your Garden. Yes I know that the very title is controversial since the word wilding has a rather unpleasant meaning […]

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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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Front Parkway (continued)

Published on October 31, 2011March 24, 2015 by weedingwildsuburbia

The front parkway project continues, while I try to figure out exactly what I want. I have tossed around lots of ideas, such as: Striking, architectural succulents. A kind of […]

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