Environmental News

A curated set of environmental news stories brought to you by the Gottlieb Native Garden team.

How to Make a Lasagna Garden

Lasagna gardening is a no-dig, no-till organic gardening method that results in rich, fluffy soil with very little work from the gardener.

South County Girl Scouts Earn Esteemed Gold Award

Five Local Gold Award Girl Scouts Develop Programs that are Making a Lasting Difference in the Community

MOJAVE ROCK RANCH REINVENTS THE DESERT GARDEN

Take a visual stroll through this unusual landscape to see what innovative designers achieve when faced with a huge arid site surrounded on three sides by steep cliffs.

Habitat California: Flora & Fauna Exhibition Assembles Contemporary Works Alongside Historic Paintings from Private Collections

The exhibition presents over 100 works of art in wide-ranging styles and media, including plein air landscape paintings, botanical drawings, and sculpture as well as installation art, video, film, and internet art. 

CDFW Seeks Artists to Enter Annual California Duck Stamp Art Contest

The winning artwork will be reproduced on the 2020-2021 California Duck Stamp.

SUCCULENT CARE

Discover six secrets for growing succulents successfully in your own garden

WILDLIFE AT DESCANSO


To create a safe habitat for wildlife, Descanso Gardens does not use pesticides or herbicides in the Gardens. In turn, these creatures increase the health of the Gardens by munching on pests, including insects and rodents.

Linda Adams: Living with wildlife

Rodent Control methods using poisons has been detrimental to pets and natural predators.

US identifies habitat critical for survival of rare songbird

U.S. wildlife managers proposed Thursday to set aside a vast area across seven Western states as habitat critical to the survival of a rare songbird that migrates each year from Central and South America to its breeding grounds in Mexico and the U.S.

A Fine Medley – Afield

A discussion about the importance of seeking integrity in the flower industry by encouraging a shift away from lackluster, carbon heavy imported blooms and sourcing homegrown bouquets instead