Win Tickets
Copy Nature
Balance Design
Love Lilacs
FAQs of Drought Tolerant Design
Theodore Payne Garden Tour
Showcase Docents Needed!
Water conservation
Prepping for a Beautiful Year
Dwell on Design
The TPF Hike and Learn
Job Openings
UPCOMING EVENTS+
March 22: FAQs of Drought Tolerant Design
April 5-6: Theodore Payne Foundation Garden Tour
April 13-May 11: Showcase Docents Needed!
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Request FormLA Speakers
TEAM UPDATE+
Dwell on Design has selected FormLA Landscaping to build the outdoor wonderland, Dwell Outdoor, for the 3rd year in a row. Read More
The Theodore Payne Foundation Hike and Learn examined the recovery of wild space burned during the Station Fire of 2009. Thank you for joining us!
Passionate about the Pasadena Showcase House? We need your help! FormLA Landscaping is looking for client docents to educate visitors about sustainable landscaping and California native foliage in the Rain Cascade Garden. To participate, Contact Cassy.
In the coming months, we’ll hire a landscape designer/architect, a construction technician, and a third maintenance care manager passionate about client service, sustainability and design. Thank you to all of those who have sent candidates for our open maintenance care and design positions. We know the candidates coming through you share a passion for our mission, and we appreciate your help!
About FormLA Landscaping+
FormLA® Landscaping is transforming Los Angeles, one beautiful, sustainable landscape at a time. Learn more about sustainable landscaping in our Resource Center, see vibrant landscapes in our Project Gallery, or check our Events page to tour our work and meet the FormLA Team. We look forward to connecting with you!
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 Katarina Eriksson, Maintenance and Horticultural Team Leaders: Kat@formlainc.com and Ed@formlainc.com
Quiz: Win tickets to the most extensive native garden tour in the nation! Catch up with the FormLA Landscaping team at the Rosen and Weiss gardens Saturday, April 5th.
Tips: Taking design tips from nature yields more sustainable, heartier gardens. Pairing the California natives that enjoy one another’s company in wild space is a surefire way to get the party started in a garden as well. To ensure everyone stays at their best as long as possible, we position them where they might like to be in nature, considering the soil, sun and topography. See examples of how we designed from nature at this year’s Theodore Payne Foundation Native Garden Tour homes. 
Dwell on Design Blog: Sarah Amandolare questions Cassy Aoyagi about the joys and challenges of crafting water wise landscapes in California… and her “favorite” California native plants. 
Wet-to-Dry: Nothing shy of intoxicating, the dulcet scent of lilac accompanied along the trail during our March Theodore Payne Foundation Hike and Learn. While roses, hydrangas and birds of paradise gained a serious foothold in the Los Angeles foothills, California native Ceanothus is gaining ground against “traditional” lilac varieties. Learn more about the trade-offs between California and Eastern Lilacs. 
