Inspiration: Mar Vista Self Guided Garden Tour
The Mar Vista Green Garden Showcase is this Sunday April 26th, from 2pm until 6pm. The Mar Vista Community Council’s Green Committee invites you to a tour of the neighborhood's responsible gardens. Print out one of the walking tours (Tour #1, Tour #2, Tour #3 or Tour #4) or pick up a map on sunday at the MVCC booth located at 3972 Coolidge Avenue. The images above are 6 of the homes on the tour, you can see a preview of a bunch of the gardens on the .
From their website:
In an effort to help Mar Vista become a model community for reduced water consumption, we seek to encourage others in the community to be inspired by and to adopt the water-saving solutions already in use by green trend-setters. Tours through dozens of Mar Vista gardens also offer the benefit of first-hand experience and the expertise of those already committed to reducing their water consumption profiles through the adoption of drought-resistant landscaping.
Have you been cultivating a drought tolerant, permaculture or vegetable garden in a small space? Upload pictures to the LA Flickr Pool.
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Wow, what a beautiful landscape! I've been wanting to build a garden, I think this gave me the push I needed!!
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beautiful! i live in arizona so i know what its like to have very little rain. great photos.
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So nicely done!! There's a yard in Orange County that has divided the community over where drought tolerant native landscaping ends and "eyesore" begins. The guy's heart is obviously in it, but the result resembles a vacant lot more than a landscaped yard. THESE gardens are an excellent example of how water thrifty doesn't have to be an eyesore. You CAN have a drought tolerant landscape and not alienate your neighbors and the city government!
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Here's the article on the house I mentioned: http://www.ocregister.com/articles/robinson-native-city-2174581-plants-says
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I love it! I recently visited a neighbor's garden that was on a tour in North Hollywood. There were parts of her garden that had not been watered in 4 years I was told! Native plants that are beautiful. Her garden is really lovely and unique, filled with art and garden gnomes and it's simply wonderful to look at.
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