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About the Author
- Marianne Simon
- Marianne has been working as a landscape designer since 2000. She received her certificate in Landscape Architecture from UCLA Extension, and spent two and a half years with Katherine Spitz Associates, Landscape Architects. With a passion for sustainability, she became a Certified Sustainable Landscape Professional with G3, and is now one of their regular instructors. In 2010 she was selected as one of 3 designers to develop a sustainable demonstration garden at Santa Monica's Airport Park. In a previous life she was also a writer, performer and director, and is now bringing all her passions home once more.
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Building a Rain Garden
We couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful day. It had rained earlier in the week but this morning it was cool and crisp, with a bright sun coming up behind the trees. The snack table was being set, signs … Continue reading
Native Garden Goes in at West High School in Torrance
Kudos to the science teachers at Torrance’s West High School! And the City of Torrance for supporting them in creating an outdoor learning laboratory in the form of a native garden on campus. I, along with Tom Rau, as instructors … Continue reading
Posted in Being Part of the Solution, Current Events, Stormwater Management
Tagged Arctostaphylos, Carex pansa, Ceanothus, infiltration pits, muhlenbergia, native garden, Native Habitat, native habitata, rain garden, science teachers in torrance, stormwater managment, torrance, west high school
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Rainwater Harvesting
Pitter patter, pitter patter. The sweet sound of rain, an especially lovely sound in Southern California. I stand in my open doorway, inhaling the scent of rain and wet earth. I am fascinated by the alternating rhythms of the weather, … Continue reading
Posted in Stormwater Management
Tagged BMPs, capturing rainwater, rain gardens, replenishing aquifers, stormwater management
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