Jack’s Garden
Installation November 2022
Project Scope
grass removal
sheet mulching
continuous weeding of Bermuda Grass & Acanthus
DG pathway installation
creek-bed excavation (2 locations)
added water feature (bubbler fountain)
added garden boxes + fruit trees
re-planted with native plants
Project Details
🌎 West Adams
🏡 2,285 sq ft, front yard + parkway | LADWP rebate recipient
☀️ Mostly sun with a partly shaded moist microclimate on the north side of the yard
💧 Fully hand-watered aside from fruit trees and veggie boxes
✨ Featured on the Theodore Payne Foundation Native Plant Garden Tour 2023-2024
Front yard + Parkway Plants
(All natives from 1 gallon pots unless otherwise noted)
Full Sun
Ashy-leaf Buckwheat - Eriogonum cinereum
Bush Sunflower - Encelia californica
California Copperleaf - Acalypha californica (didn’t perform well— replaced after 5 months with Starlight Sage, Bush Sunflower and Ashyleaf Buckwheat)
California Goldenrod - Solidago velutina ssp. californica
Canyon Prince Wild Rye - Elymus condensatus 'Canyon Prince'
Coast Live Oak - Quercus agrifolia (15 gal)
Common Yarrow - Achillea millefolium
Davis Gold Toyon - Heteromeles arbutifolia 'Davis Gold'
(5 gal)
Matilija Poppy - Romneya coulteri
Pigeon Point Coyote Brush - Baccharis pilularis ssp. pilularis 'Pigeon Point'
Purple Sage - Salvia leucophylla
Seaside Daisy - Erigeron glaucus
St Catherine’s Lace Buckwheat - Eriogonum giganteum
Snow Flurry Ceanothus - Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'Snow Flurry'
Yankee Point Ceanothus - Ceanothus griseus var. horizontalis 'Yankee Point'
Part Shade
Canyon Prince Wild Rye - Elymus condensatus 'Canyon Prince'
Catalina Currant - Ribes viburnifolium
Clustered Field Sedge - Carex praegracilis
Coyote Mint - Monardella villosa
Davis Gold Toyon - Heteromeles arbutifolia 'Davis Gold'
(5 gal)
Fragrant Pitcher Sage - Lepechinia fragrans
Golden Currant - Ribes aureum
Purple Needlegrass - Stipa pulchra
Western Columbine - Aquilegia formosa
Fruit Trees
Double Delight Yellow Nectarine
Mexican Lime
Existing Plants
Pepper trees in parkway
The following images showcase the "before" and "after" shots.
