Press & Awards
Studio Petrichor in the news
Press
TedxAltadena | Shawn Maestretti
TED TALK
TedxAltadena:
Redesigning Resilience Through Whole-System Thinking
Los Angeles Times
LOS ANGELES TIMES
Polluted soil is all over L.A. Here’s how to fix it, even if your home didn’t burn
Studio Petrichor | Shawn Maestretti
CULTIVATING PLACE WITH JENNIFER JEWELL
After the Fires: Cultivating Place in LA with Studio Petrichor
APLD | Shawn Maestretti
California Landscape Design – An APLD Publication
Embodied Energy, Unleashed Creativity
Horticulture Magazine | Shawn Maestretti
Horticulture Magazine
Hugelkultur Puts Garden Debris to Good Use
Horticulture Magazine | Shawn Maestretti
Horticulture Magazine
Gardeners are finding new uses for the time tested technique of Hugelkultur
Studio Petrichor | Shawn Maestretti
LAist
How You Can Help Refill LA’s Aquifers By Capturing Stormwater At Home
KEQD Forum
KQUD
How to Replace Your Water-Intensive Lawn
Los Angeles Times | Wesley Lapointe
Los Angeles Times
She cut her water bill in half by tearing out her lawn and going all in on ‘hugelkultur’
Los Angeles Times | Alisha Jucevic
Los Angeles Times
How to tear out your lawn by yourself (Hint: Start collecting cardboard now)
Los Angeles Times | Alisha Jucevic
Los Angeles Times
Learn how to kill lawns for good while saving these nuns from crushing water bills
Irrigation and Lighting
Shawn Maestretti: The sustainability alchemist
Awards
Pacific Horticulture | Shawn Maestretti
Pacific Horticulture Design Futurist Award 2023
La Canada Resilient Cottage Garden
Hunter Industries | Shawn Maestretti
The Ann Hunter-Welborn Circle Of Excellence Award 2021