EVENT: Friday, January 13, 2012 from 1:30–4:30pm
Follow-up small-group WORK PARTY. The grass is out (and growing back!). Extra horsepower needed to accelerate the continuing dirt removal process. Tools and refreshments will be provided. Bring gloves. Hoping to be in good shape for the Mar Vista Green Garden showcase in April.
Don't miss Stephon Litwinczuk's 4-minute video of the first work day embedded at the bottom of the post!
EVENT: Sunday, November 13, 2011 from 9:00am–5:00pm
Many hands make light work. Join us as we convert a Mar Vista parkway into a drought-tolerant oasis, complete with water catchment and California native plants, working around an existing century-old palm tree. Come for a few hours or the whole day. Build community as we build the garden. How far we get through the following steps depends on how many hands are on deck!
1. Remove the top 3" of grass/soil with pick axe, shovel and hoe (avoiding the existing sprinkler system). Carry sod away.
2. Build up a berm at the northeast corner of the parkway. Place header-board edging around islands. (The shape of two undulating islands and a path are marked with stakes, protecting the flare of the palm tree.) Break up soil within islands. Amend with compost.
3. Tamp down and level a layer of sand; lay in square pavers (hopefully water-permeable) for the path.
4. Apply and tamp down the stabilized decomposed granite around the islands and path.
5. Plant islands and mulch.
6. Convert existing spray sprinkler circuit to a drip irrigation system with a drip emitter for each plant.
Site: 3875 Marcasel Avenue, Mar Vista 90066
Lunch and refreshments provided. Please bring work gloves, a hat, sunscreen and a water bottle.
RSVP to transitionmarvista@gmail.com
THANK YOU SO MUCH for helping with this project!
Watch a VIDEO of the day!
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