Tag: California Greenin’

Look for signs indicating your tree could be suffering

Look for signs indicating your tree could be suffering

| October 29, 2015 | 0 Comments

If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?  That’s up for debate. But if a tree falls on 4th and June, it certainly makes a sound you’ll hear about… all the way from Hancock Park to Windsor Square. That’s exactly what happened in […]

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Water Wise winner replaces grass with plants, faux turf

Water Wise winner replaces grass with plants, faux turf

| October 1, 2015 | 0 Comments

Congratulations to our Water Wise Landscape winner Kathleen Losey. Kathleen moved into her home on Norton Avenue in 2013 after having lived on Van Ness for 44 years. She found the back yard, which was on several different levels, to be overwhelming to maintain and to water. “There was wall-to-wall grass that needed constant watering […]

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Helpful hint: cleaners that can explode are toxic!

Helpful hint: cleaners that can explode are toxic!

| July 30, 2015 | 0 Comments

By Renee Ridgeley, Calif. Greenin’ Store shelves are loaded with household cleaners claiming to be safe for the environment. But we know that claims can be false and boasting of “natural” ingredients doesn’t necessarily mean a product is without concerns.If you really want to rage a war on filth while being as green as possible, […]

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A Larchmont lawn detective goes searching for the truth

A Larchmont lawn detective goes searching for the truth

| December 30, 2014 | 1 Comment

It’s dead and there are no regrets. It was green. It was alive.  But the grass had to go. This wasn’t the demise of just any old blade of turf, or a fly-by-night patch that tumbled upon some easy soil. No, it was the most coveted, fence-to-fence looker money could buy: Marathon fescue. This was […]

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Alternatives to Gas-Powered Blowers

Alternatives to Gas-Powered Blowers

| July 23, 2014 | 2 Comments

California Greenin’ by Renee Ridgeley Here are some alternatives to using gas-powered blowers Science quiz: which emits more hydrocarbons into the atmosphere? A half-hour of yard work with a two-stroke leaf blower or driving a Ford F-150 truck from Texas to Alaska?  If you thought this a trick question, you’re right, because it’s the blower. […]

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