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How I Did It: Creating a Native Garden in a Parking Strip 
Tuesday, February 17, 2015 07:00pm
 

Come learn how you can take your grass- or concrete-filled parking strip and turn it into a haven for California native plants, plus the butterflies and birds that depend on them. You’ll see how to remove your lawn, concrete or water-hogging plants in order to create space for a native habitat with color and texture year round. Whether you have a full sun exposure or the dappled shade of a street tree, you’ll find plenty of plant combinations that will work for your garden. This is an easy project for anyone who wants to try their hand at growing native plants for the first time.

Carrie Jensen is a landscape designer with H.T. Harvey and Associates who specializes in native pants and habitat restoration. She is also an active member of the Santa Clara Basin Watershed Management Initiative - Land Use Subgroup and is currently collaborating on a county-wide “Grey2Green Program” with Our City Forest, a San Jose- based urban forestry non-profit. 

 

Location Mountain View Library, 585 Franklin St, Mountain View
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Upcoming Events

Fri Mar 29 @ 9:00AM - 12:00PM
Friday Edgewood Restoration
Sun Mar 31 @ 8:00AM - 12:00AM
Joshua Tree National Park
Mon Apr 01 @ 8:00AM - 12:00AM
Joshua Tree National Park
Tue Apr 02 @ 8:00AM - 12:00AM
Joshua Tree National Park
Tue Apr 02 @ 6:00PM - 07:00PM
Ten Easy Steps to Creating a Bird- Friendly Garden, a talk by Jennifer Dirking
Wed Apr 03 @ 8:00AM - 12:00AM
Joshua Tree National Park
Thu Apr 04 @ 6:00AM - 07:30PM
California Native Gardening Month by Month, a talk by Helen Popper
Thu Apr 04 @ 8:00AM - 12:00AM
Joshua Tree National Park
Fri Apr 05 @ 8:00AM - 12:00AM
Joshua Tree National Park
Fri Apr 05 @ 9:00AM - 12:00PM
Friday Edgewood Restoration