Long Beach native landscaping

Arts Council for Long Beach Presents “A Lot Symposium and Performance Series” at Chantilly Clad

The Arts Council for Long Beach is passionate about activating underutilized public spaces. On Saturdays June 11 and 18, the space located at the corner of Ocean Blvd. and Lime Ave. and the site of the public art installation Chantilly Clad will come alive with live music, symposia, interactive workshops, and more, all free to [...]

El Dorado Nature Center Features Native Plants for Sale

This weekend, rare and unusual California and Southwest native plants will be available for sale from the El Dorado Nature Center. The Native Plant Sale begins on Saturday, November 13, at 9:00 a.m. and will continue daily until all plant are sold! Plants available include California buckwheat, island snapdragon, California mountain lilac, Baja fairy duster, [...]

MoLAA gets a green make-over with solar panels and water-wise landscaping

Solar panels will offset nearly 13 percent of the Museum of Latin American Art’s energy usage, delivering $6,000 in annual savings. The Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA) has taken a proactive stance to help the environment while it helps its own “bottom line” through the use of solar power, water-wise landscaping and printing its [...]

9 Water-friendly landscape makeovers revealed by Long Beach Water Department

The Long Beach Water Department recently announced the completion of construction on all nine of its free Long Beach residential front-yard landscape makeover projects. The nine homes, one from each of the nine council districts in Long Beach, were the winners of a citywide opportunity drawing last year in which thousands of homeowners participated. The new water-friendly landscapes, all professionally designed and installed, and with individual budgets of up to $10,000, were funded by the Long Beach Water Department as part of the department’s citywide conservation communications initiative.