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From Fire-Scaping to Fire Stewardship
Hello friends,
We come to you not just as landscape designers, but as people who have prepared for—and lived inside—a firestorm… and for Leigh, multiple firestorms.
Both Leigh’s and my homes were lost.
But what was fascinating to witness is that the fire stopped on our block—at my home on Purple Sage Lane.
Threshold Communities: Life in the Buffer Zone
Part 2 of the Living on the Edge Series
Living on the Edge
Part 1 of the Living on the Edge Series
Beyond the Flames: Rethinking Resilience in Fire-Prone Communities
Shawn’s Response to Cal Fire’s Zone 0 Approach
We are Nature after all: Shifting the Mindset From Control to Cooperation
Nature is within us and we are within Nature
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.