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Landscape: Demonstration Gardens
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garden\garden, a demonstration landscape project of the City of Santa Monica and the Metropolitan Water District at Santa Monica College, compares two landscape strategies, sustainable vs. traditional "mow and blow," side-by-side.
The results are in - there is no comparison. Sustainable landscaping enhances our coastal environment, significantly reducing pollution and waste, while saving time, money and water.
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Complete garden/garden Brochure 
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Native Garden |
Traditional Garden |
Native Garden Plant List 
Permeable Paving Info Sheet 
Rainwater Infiltration Pit Info Sheet 
Native Garden Resources 
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Traditional Garden Plant List 
Traditional Garden Resources
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Background and Construction
garden/garden is a “real life” demonstration garden composed of two adjacent front yards contrasting the benefits of native gardens and traditional gardens of southern California.
The native, California-friendly garden features only California native plants, which provide habitat and food for beneficial native birds and insects. A water-efficient drip irrigation system provides each plant the right amount of water based on plant type and weather information that the irrigation controller receives via satellite. Rainwater is captured from the roof and directed into an under-ground filtering system before it recharges the local groundwater supplies.
The traditional garden is the most common type of garden found in southern California. It features exotic plants, native to the Eastern United States, that require large amounts of water, fertilizers, pesticides and maintenance to keep them healthy in our Mediterranean climate.
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 Native Garden Site Pre-Demolition
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 Traditional Garden Site Pre-Demolition
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Native Garden Site During Landscaping
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Traditional Garden Site During Landscaping
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Aerial View of Site
Construction Cost Sheet 
garden/garden Site Plan
garden/garden is located at 1724 & 1718 Pearl St., Santa Monica, CA 90405
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Comparison Data
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The Numbers Speak for Themselves.
Click here to see a full-size version of the above Research Data Flyer.
More Data:
Water Consumption Data
Maintenance Data
Solid Waste Generation Data
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Last updated: Tuesday, 08/04/2009
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Green Garden Academy 2010
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This 12-part monthly series  of classes is the official school of sustainable gardening for Santa Monica. Each class walks participants through a different topic to help make your garden a huge success.
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