Monthly Archives: August 2019

LAFD Station 74 Garden

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see the beauty of a low maintenance, fire-wise garden

Location: 7777 Foothill Boulevard, Sunland-Tujunga (Map)

Open: Visible 24×7

Cost:  Free

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Los Angeles Fire Department Station 74 models an optimally fire-wise landscape aesthetic and beautifies an industrial segment of Foothill Boulevard in Sunland-Tujunga. The highly sloped garden includes a young native oak, a dry river to direct water, and a mix of low-maintenance, fire-wise native foliage.

 

The garden was then-sixteen year old Travis Whitcomb’s Eagle Scout project. Whitcomb noticed the barren area and committed to providing the fire fighters with a beautiful, easy to maintain space. He also aimed to provide the Sunland-Tujunga community with a model for fire-wise landscaping. Whitcomb harnessed the goodwill of community members from throughout Sunland-Tujunga, including FormLA Landscaping, to design and install the garden.
 
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Turf Alternatives Exploration

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Date: Thursday, October 10, 2019

Time: 7:00 – 9:00 pm

Location: Friendship Auditorium (Map)

Tickets: Free to members, $5 non-members

 

 

Learn about the impact of lawn replacement programs and the many turf alternative options tried by Los Angeles landscape experts and garden enthusiasts. FormLA Landscaping President Cassy Aoyagi will join other designers, landscapers, garden enthusiasts, and rebate program experts in a vibrant panel conversation hosted by The Southern California Horticultural Society during their monthly meeting in October.

Take aways will include:

  • Water saving aspects of the various turf rebate programs
  • Plant options, design considerations, and techniques for lawn replacement
  • Testimonials on what really works… and what’s more complicated

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    This event will be of use to homeowners evaluating lawn replacement, gardeners and landscapers hoping to learn from others’ experience, as well as developers, builders and urban planners hoping to create more sustainable sites.