December 2014: When in Drought, Lead

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Newsletter #50 / December 2014

FormLA Newsletter

VALUED CUSTOMERS & FRIENDS+

A big, heartfelt thank you to everyone for all the notes of support that followed the Los Angeles Times article. In going out of your way to thank us for our dedication to sustainability, you’ve refueled our fire.

We are often in awe of all the wonderful work that goes on in this town. We are confident that, working hand in hand with you and our non-profit partners, 2015 and the years to come will be ever more beautiful.

Sincerely,

Cassy and Kirk Aoyagi

LATEST NEWS+

Laugh at Drought
Gallery – Dan Sterling’s latest movie The Interview will leave you rolling in the aisles, but there is nothing funny about his garden’s beauty, featured in the Los Angeles Times this week. View
Lead in Drought
Los Angeles Times. By Esmerelda Bermudez: The drought has desecrated some landscaping businesses while growing others. Read More
Rein with Golden Blooms
Canyon Sunflower.  Photo courtesy of Las Pilitas Nursery.Wet-to-Dry: What rainy-day loving California native is as pretty as a Daylily? Check out these golden blooms that rein, rain or shine. Read More

WHAT TO EXPECT+

FormLA teams will keep your gardens celebration-ready this holiday season. We will:

Harvest winter veggies like fennel and parsnips

Keep gardens structured and thriving:

  • Prune conifers and other deciduous trees and deep-feeding citrus trees
  • Continue to cut back thriving natives and native grasses as they experience growth spurts
  • Dividing grasses
  • Planting, mulching, planting and mulching!

Protect homes by maintaining outdoor water systems:

  • Turn off irrigation controllers, thanks to rain!
  • Cleaning gutters and checking waterways in preparation for rain

LATEST NEWS+

Laugh at Drought
Lead in Drought
Rein with Golden Blooms

UPCOMING EVENTS+

Descanso Walk and Talk

WHAT TO EXPECT+

Winter Vegetables
Structured Gardens
Rain Readiness

TEAM UPDATE+

New Descanso Garden
Native Garden Tour Home
Aoyagi Joins Task Force

UPCOMING EVENTS+

January 10: Talk and Walk at Descanso Gardens

Save the Dates

Request FormLA Speakers

TEAM UPDATE+

Descanso Gardens will soon feature a Center Circle Garden designed and installed by FormLA Landscaping.

Theodore Payne Foundation will feature the Weiss garden on it’s 2015 Native Garden Tour.

Cassy Aoyagi joined the La Cañada Flintridge Water Task Force public education and communications committee.

CONTACT FORMLA+

Cassy and Kirk Aoyagi, Principals: Cassy@formlainc.com

Mark Britten, Production Manager: Mark@formlainc.com

John Avakian, Bookkeeping: John@formlainc.com

Ed Woodbury and Sergio Cusner, Maintenance and Horticultural Team Leaders: Ed@formlainc.com and Sergio@formlainc.com

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Reimagining Van Nuys

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Moving Toward a Sustainable Environment

Date:  Thursday, March 26, 2015

Time: 6 pm

Location:  Van Nuys Library, Conference Room 2B 6262 Van Nuys Blvd., Van Nuys  (Map)

RSVP: info@vnnc.org, 818.533.8662

The first Van Nuys Planning Summit, hosted by the Van Nuys Neighborhood Council will focus on land use planning, mobility and design issues for Van Nuys and the surrounding communities.  Its goal will be to move toward a sustainable environment with active community participation and responsive local government.  A wide variety of speakers will cover topics related to Mayor Garcetti’s planning initiatives.

FormLA Landscaping President Cassy Aoyagi will speak on a panel entitled Housing, Sustainability and Design.  She will be joined by Israel Cruz of the L.A. Neighborhood Land Trust, Melinda Winterer with The River Project, Amy Cole with L.A. Family Housing, and Stacey Rains with the Van Nuys Neighborhood Council.

 

Theodore Payne Foundation Native Garden Tour

 

Date:  Saturday and Sunday March 21 and 22, 2015

Time: 10 am to 5 pm

Location:  Throughout Los Angeles

Tickets: Early Bird Member $25 Members, Early Bird Non-Member $30 Non-Members; Available Now

 

The Theodore Payne Native Plant Garden Tour is a unique adventure: a two-day self-guided journey through dozens of the Los Angeles region’s most beautiful and inspiring residential landscapes.  At each location, you’ll meet garden owners, designers, knowledgeable docents and fellow gardeners.

Thank you to the Weiss family, who will open their garden for the tour.  It is the Weiss garden’s third year on the Native Garden Tour.  (The Santa Monica Conservancy garden tour also featured the outstandingly restored home and garden in 2013.)  With several varieties of IdealMow lawn alternatives, deliciously abundant edible gardens, and interlocking decks between historic buildings, the garden provides an intimate, verdant environment in the heart of midtown Santa Monica.

Get a sneak peed of the tour with KTLA!