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A Garden Book is in the Works
Sharing our knowledge is Hope Gardens main goal and always has been. To that end, I am working on a gardening book/memoir to share the experiences of my last 7 years gardening in Los Angeles. A garden tell-all if you will, and you'll be the first to hear about it.
Education
A big part of Hope Garden's mission is to educate the public on sustainable gardening and to inspire everyone to have a garden. We want to share the wisdom of how food is grown with both adults and children. If you would like our help instructing your family, school, group or community give us a call or shoot us a text at 323-493-5177.
A New Dream
Gardening is such a wonderful therapy and at Hope Gardens we would like to take that sentiment to the limit. We are working on plans for a facility that would allow therapists and patients to work in a safe, beautiful and peaceful environment tailored just for them and maintained by our professional gardeners.
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Hope Gardens is consulting on Spring Gardens this season. We can also help with installs and maintenance. Please give us a call or shoot us a text at 323-493-5177. You can also follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/yourHopegarden/. Please scroll down to access our blog and there is a search bar on your left which you may find helpful.
The Dirty Truth Blog
Another Iconic Nursery Closing
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Burkard Nurseries in Pasadena is closing its doors. I have only been to this wonderful nursery once or twice but I found the quality of their products and the presentation of plants inspiring. They had mature and well-cared-for specimens, and the staff was friendly and knowledgeable. I appreciate and totally respect the owner’s desire to […]
How to Grow Blueberries
DIY Garden Guides Vegetable gardening
“Blue skies smilin’ at me Nothin’ but blue skies do I see Bluebirds singin’ a song Nothin’ but blue skies from now on.” Irving Berlin Blueberries are such a wonderful and easy fruit to grow, it will have you singing! Here’s some tips to get the best blueberries you can. Blueberries need sun […]
Green Arrow Nursery in North Hills sold to developers
Vegetable gardening
I am crushed to inform Angelenos that Green Arrow Nursery in North Hills has been sold to developers for apartment buildings. Sperling Nursery last year and now this. I’m heartbroken for the fantastic employees who have worked there 25 plus years. Green Arrow has the most excellent customer service, both friendly and informed. The […]
10 Tips for Picking the Best Tomato Plant this Weekend
DIY Garden Guides Vegetable gardening
Holy Lycopene, you guys. There are over 700 tomato cultivars available today. Overwhelming! Picking the healthiest plant is the most important choice of all. Here’s some tips while at the nursery or this weekend’s Tomatomania! Buy a plant with a strong center stalk. Avoid the Charlie Brown plant. Avoid plants that are broken or […]
2016 Hope Gardens Guide to Heirloom Tomato (and Chili Peppers!)
DIY Garden Guides Vegetable gardeningHope Gardens Guide to Non-GMO, Non-Monsanto mostly Heirloom Tomatoes 2016 Presently available heirloom tomatoes: Aunt Ruby’s German Green 80 days. Indeterminate. One of the largest green beefsteaks. They have brilliant, neon-green flesh with a strong, sweet, and fruity flavor. This family heirloom from Germany was the winner of the 2003 Heirloom Garden Show’s taste test. […]
Want to try to grow a seed but not commit to an entire giant pack?
Vegetable gardeningEver want to just try a few seeds without having to run all over creation, hefting giant and expensive seed packs around? Just a few seeds? What harm is there in it? If you have a seed or variety of vegetable you want to try, give me a shout in the comments and I will […]
Drought-tolerant can be Zen
LandscapingUsing different hardscape materials, clumping bamboo, fountain grass, pittosporum, flax, society garlic, succulents and fountains and sculpture. I think tucking it under an existing tree, the shade adds to the peaceful feeling.
Planting the Parkway
Landscaping
Here’s a list of all the great groundcovers and low-growing plants you can add to your parkway and still get the DWP rebate. Great So Cal Groundcovers
What to know about the challenges of installing drought-tolerant landscapes (and the effects of the DWP rebate program)
Landscaping
Greetings! At Hope Gardens, the past six months have been an exciting time of growth. The DWP rebate has opened up the possibility of full-scale landscaping to hundreds of people who otherwise would not have considered swapping out their soul-sucking sod for a drought-tolerant, wildlife-attracting paradise. We have had the opportunity to work with […]