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Monthly Archives: November 2014
Gallery: Featured in the Los Angeles Times for its play-ready IdealMow® lawn, this elegantly modern backyard mixes streamlined hardscapes with a vibrant, eye-catching array of drought tolerant foliage. 
Tips: We tend to focus on the benefit our work can provide to you, Los Angeles, and our oceans. However, in choosing to landscape sustainably, you also protect our health and wellbeing. How do sustainable practices protect gardener health? 
Tips: If you are hosting Thanksgiving, remember to revisit our outdoor 
Wet-to-Dry: Pic Wet-to-Dry: The distinctive spikes of salvias and Lion’s Tail catch eyes. Which one will help you make Thanksgiving memorable? 
Pride of Madeira vs. White Sage
Dramatic, Drought Tolerant, Sage-Colored Foliage
Both Pride of Madeira (Echium candicans) and White Sage (Salvia apiana) are touted as drought tolerant foliage and capture attention with their long spikes of dramatic blooms. Their leaves also have similarities, from their sage color and dramatic shape to the size and shape of the established plants. Birds and bees adore them from the spring to the summer. So, which one will leave you grateful come November?
Pride of Madeira (Echium candicans)
Native to the island of Madeira near Portugal, Pride of Madeira has made itself at home in more than a few climate-compatible regions. In New Zealand and Australia, it is considered a weed.
In California, we work to remove it in habitat restoration projects, as it quickly escapes our gardens. Once out on its own, it fails to thrive, adding vulnerability to our wild spaces.
White Sage (Salvia apiana)
Native to Southern California, white sage is uniquely suited to thrive in our gardens. Like Madeira, it maintains a round, structural shape. It’s bloom-covered spires can reach six foot in height during spring and summer. Adaptable, white sage will thrive in coastal and chaparral regions as well.
White sage has another advantage. When its blooms fade, its fragrant leaves can be used in Thanksgiving dinner! Find White Sage at Theodore Payne Foundation and Las Pilitas Nurseries.
TPF Gathering of Friends
Gathering of Friends: Brewing up Support for TPF!
Date: Friday, November 7, 2014
Location: Golden Road Brewing, Glendale
Admission: $60 Tickets/RSVP
Join FormLA Landscaping at the The Theodore Payne Foundation fall fundraiser at the Golden Road Brewery! We’ll be enjoying great food, craft beer, and live music by the Dustbowl Revival, a rockin’ Americana Swing group that LA Weekly called the best live band of 2013.
The ticket price includes admission, food, drinks, and a commemorative beer glass.