Nature is within us and we are within Nature
Shawn Maestretti
Sharing landscape and lifestyle insights to help you nurture beautiful, meaningful landscapes
Embracing Mulch: The Cornerstone of a Healthy Landscape
Are we between a rock and a hard place by using gravel as a mulch?
Harnessing the Power of Gardens: A Heroic Call to Action
Join the Movement!
Studio Petrichor is a Design Futurist Award Recipient!
Celebrate Our Win with Us!
From Buzzwords to Action: Embrace the Ecological Heroism of Your Garden
What does the term, *Low Maintenance* really mean?
Letting Go: A Garden Tour About Appreciating What Is
No…they weren’t perfect gardens….or were they? On July 15th, thirty-five curious garden...
CA Native Plants for Butterfly and Moth Conservation with Chris Cosma
Join Chris Cosma, a PhD candidate at UC Riverside, to hear about his research on how butterflies and moths interact with native California plants, and to learn how to use his web tool, The Butterfly Net.
TREES: A Potpourri – Climate Adapted Species, Common Problems, and Extreme Weather with Lisa Smith
In this webinar, we learn more about how to care for our trees in the extreme climate of Southern California, though these tips could be applied anywhere really. Learn more about more appropriate tree selection for extreme climates. We thank Lisa Smith for being an excellent presenter and generous resource.
Phenomenal Landscapes w/ Jessica Kung
Join Jessica Kung of Make Conscious for an introduction to how phenomenal site analysis begins to build a bridge between indigenous perspectives of the landscape and contemporary design processes through phenomenal data visualization and ritual documentation.
Designing Whole-system Gardens
This is a wonderful opportunity for landscape professionals, students, garden enthusiasts and everyone to explore possibilities and walk away with simple, tangible tools to reimagine both landscape and lifestyle.
Discovering the Alchemy Happening in Your Garden w/ Sanjay Gupta
Important tips and lessons to empower you to further your relationship with your garden.
Rammed Earth, a Very Local Resource w/ Andreas Hessing
An introduction to Andreas’ methods for using hyperlocal materials to reimagine beautiful spaces and co-create with Nature.