Field Trip Info for 04 May: garden/garden and The Learning Garden

Field trip for this weekend, May 4th (gosh, it's May already!) is at garden/garden - from 1 to about 2:30, then 2:30 to 4:00 at The Learning Garden, the intersection of Walgrove and Venice Blvd.  The entrance is on Walgrove, just south of  Venice Blvd.  Parking on the street for both venues - bring quarters for the meters at garden/garden.

garden\garden 2013 garden\garden, a public demonstration garden at 1718 and 1724 Pearl St, shows that sustainable landscapes are cost-effective, environmentally beneficial, and easy to replicate. A nine-year case study documenting the resource consumption at the two gardens shows that the Native Garden (1724 Pearl St.) uses 83% less water; generates 56% less green waste and requires 68% less maintenance than the Traditional Garden (1718 Pearl St.). The Learning Garden

The Learning Garden is an eleven year old teaching garden located on the grounds of Venice High School at the intersection of Venice Blvd. and Walgrove Avenue.  A community resource, many classes are taught here from preschool field trips to Emiritus Courses at local colleges. It is an evolving garden, there is no pretense to being 'finished' nor does there appear to be any ambition towards that end.  It is strictly a teaching institution.  

Neither site has refreshments!  There is an accessible restroom at The Learning Garden, not so much at garden/garden. 

david

Class Tomorrow, June 07, 2010

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Just a quick reminder that our coming class meeting, tomorrow evening at 6:30, will be held at The Learning Garden.  It is a potluck so bring a yummy to share with all our class members.  

The address to The Learning Garden is 13000 Venice Blvd. LA, 90066 - however, it is more accurate to say we are at the intersection of Walgrove Avenue and Venice Blvd - the south east corner.  Our entrance is on Walgrove, the first gate south of Venice Blvd.  It will be closed as I have a new dog and he has the 'Magellan Gene' and I don't like trying to track him down in the neighborhood - especially as he has a proven desire to head off to Venice Blvd!. 

Use my cellphone number if you have any questions.  We are bus accessible, Santa Monica Line 2 and MTA Line 33 and 333.  No rail yet.

david

Dress For Success: Wear An Umbrella!

Our sunshine and balmy weather has deserted us (finally)  this weekend. Because we don't have the possibility of make up days, we must meet today - please dress for foul and cool weather. I have an indoor classroom if we need it to get us through the day, but, no matter what, we will have to face whatever nature throws at us and by all accounts right now, there is 50% chance of rain increasing to 70% chance as evening comes on.  We cannot work with bees if it's raining, so I've got an alternate lecture coming along.

Having said that, we have really good rain-karma, most events that have been rain threatened have had the rain stop right as we started and begin again just after we've finished.  But I want to cover all bases.  

Those of you who washed your car this last week, thank you for bringing on the rain...

david