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Blooming Now: California Fuchsias, Western Columbine
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Latest News: Get Cash for Grass, Defend and Discount
Upcoming Events: Plant for Life! USGBC-LA Green Gala
Sustainable Tips: Get Electrified
Blooming Now: California Fuchsias, Western Columbine
Team Update: Zone Zero Heroes
November 2022. By Kirk Aoyagi: There is a certain visceral satisfaction in pulling out a seemingly endless Bermuda grass stolon – greater still in sifting through soil free of them! You may not understand these obsessions, but I think you might enjoy the results of them.
LADWP is making it a little easier to find out – Cash for Grass rebates have increased from $3 per square foot to $5 a square foot. This isn’t the only notable shift in incentives. Smaller spaces and a greater range of native foliage, including California native grasses, are eligible. There is also a more generous maximum.
The gift is far greater than just the boosted incentives. There are few in-garden actions that can have a greater impact on day-to-day life than pulling out a boring, thirsty lawn and installing something that will work for you. Those that can shake free of their stolons will find they:
(Now if you took the leap years ago, there is no need to feel jealous of the slow-movers’ good fortune! Remember that for each lawn-free year, you have racked up around $3500 in pre-inflation savings.)
If you are thinking of taking the leap to lawn freedom, here are some perspectives that may help you prepare:
Location: 61 S Baldwin Ave, Sierra Madre, CA 91024 (Map)
Open: Visible 24×7
Cost: Free
Retired fire fighters Bob Spears and Jim Walsworth are spearheading the renovation of the Sierra Madre Post Office gardens, an effort funded by the San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District.
The garden will be fully installed by the community, led and instructed by FormLA Landscaping experts. Soon, visitors will have new paths to take through fragrant, evergreen, ever-blooming, and ever-berrying wildlife habitat!
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