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1538 San Nicholas St., Ventura, CA - residence
23:39 Dec 6 2012 1538 San Nicholas St, Ventura, CA 93001, USA
Retention - Downspout Re-direct Retention - Sponge Gardens Permeability - Healthy Living Soil Conservation - Irrigation Conservation - Mulch Conservation - Plants
Description
Designer - Pamela Berstler with G3/The Green Gardens Group.Installation - community Garden Assistance Party (GAP), led by G3, and sponsored by a Whale Tail License Plate Grant from the California Coastal Commission.
The turf grass in Dan's front yard was neither well-used or well-maintained. As an active member of his neighborhood council as well as a City of Ventura Planning Commissioner and on the County Fair Grounds Board, Dan wanted to be an example of sustainable landscaping. He decided to attend an OFG Watershed Basics Class and, because of his readiness to retrofit his landscape, was picked to be the site for an OFG Hands-On Workshop on Site Evaluation and Garden Assistance Party (GAP).
Jill Sarick, Water Resource Specialist with the City of Ventura, awarded Dan a City-funded OFG yard sign. Jill also created a great City OFG webpage: http://www.cityofventura.net/water/ofg
Read about the Class, HOW and GAP in this blog post: http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/ventura-chapter-teams-with-city-for-ocean-friendly-gardens-program-series
News Source Link
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/02/the-garden-party-redefined/http://www.vcstar.com/news/2012/may/24/surfrider-partners-with-city-to-promote-ocean/?partner=RSS
Additional Data
| Permeable ground - How large is your OFG area? (in sq. ft.): | 775 |
| Water saved - How much have you reduced your water bill? (percent reduction): | 80 |
| Runoff prevented - How much runoff is captured, e.g., roof, driveway? (in square feet): | 500 |
| Share your plant list: | Achillea millifolia 'Island Pink' - Yarrow Achillea millifolia 'King Range' - Yarrow Aquilegia formosa – Western columbine Arctostaphylos 'Emerald Carpet' or 'Carmel Sur' - Manzanita groundcover Arctostaphylos 'Griffith' - Manzanita Ceanoths gloriosus 'Hearts Desire' or Cenothus hearstiorum - California Lilac groundcover Erigeron glaucus 'Bountiful' – Seaside daisy Heuchera maxima 'Opal' or pink color – Coral bells Iris douglasiana or 'Pacific Coast Hybrids' - Iris Keckiella cordifolia – Heart-leafed penstemon Lepechina fragrans – Pitcher sage Lessingia filaginifolia v. californica Mimulus - Monkeyflower Ribes malvaceum 'Dancing Tassels' – Currant or Gooseberry Rosa mutablis - Rose Salvia spathacea – Hummingbird sage Sysrinchium bellum – Blue-eyed grass Epilobium canum – California fuschia Trichostema lanatum – Wooly blue curls Dendromecon harfordii – Island bush poppy Sphaeralcea ambigua - Globemallow Verbena lilacina 'De La Mina' – Cedros Island verbena |
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Comments
Wayne Sapp (Mar 19 2014)
The Ventura Co. OFG Flag Ship, and she keeps getting better every year.
Wayne Sapp
OFG Co-Chair
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