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At the start of each month (and only once a month!) we’ll send you a roundup of upcoming plant-related activities and events in Southern California, along with links to tips and articles you may have missed.
Don’t forget the joy of plants. Always take time to stop and smell the roses … or better yet, some delicious Cleveland sage!
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Their vision is to transform L.A.’s vacant, fire-scarred neighborhoods into fields of California poppies and other native wildflowers.
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My goal is to provide you with options to learn, consider, act and thrive, because ultimately, the way we landscape, the methods we use to grow, the food we eat, even the temperature of our urban neighborhoods are all plant-related decisions with far-reaching effects on the health and happiness of our communities and our world.