It is one thing to talk your talk, it is another to walk your walk! In a unique partnership, BIO-K+, an international, family-run biotech company that specializes in the research, manufacturing and marketing of their Bio-K+ probiotics, is working together with TreePeople to take care of our environment – inside and out! With a goal…
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Rotted in the Roots: Phytophthora 101
June 19, 2019TreePeople’s gorgeous nursery is pristine. Its manager, Jack Smith, runs a tight ship in order to keep the plants inside safe and protected. Those who enter must pass through a massive enclosure and wash their shoes in order to even go near the plants. This keeps deer, many herbivorous insects, and plant pathogens like Phytophthora…
Tips to Share with Your Gardener
June 17, 2019As your garden evolves from a typical lawn-centered landscape to one that is more sustainable and appropriate to our southern California climate, it is important that the maintenance of your yard shifts to accommodate the new landscape. Sometimes this involves working with your gardener to better understand the needs of your garden. Some helpful tips…
Getting Inspired by our Development Team!
May 8, 2019We call TreePeople headquarters “Yurt Village” because it’s comprised of 7 yurts nestled together in a little corner of Coldwater Canyon Park at the very top of Beverly Hills. Each yurt contains one or two different teams – a massive yurt at the front of the village houses the Forestry team; another holds the Environmental…
Weeds of the Garden
May 2, 2019Love ‘em or hate ‘em they are hard to ignore – whether they are producing lovely flowers or taking over the garden! What really is a weed? Basically, it is a plant growing where you don’t want it to grow. When caring for your low-water use, climate-appropriate garden, weeds can overtake a garden (especially after…
Celebrating our Urban Foresters
April 10, 2019In cities throughout Los Angeles, where extreme heat marks the summer seasons, trees are a key component in creating safer, more comfortable neighborhoods. That’s why we’re so happy to see citizens taking the initiative to fill in the gaps in spaces that need these trees. Take Holmby- Westwood, for example, where citizen foresters took it…
Deadheading and More!
April 10, 2019…and we are not talking about Grateful Dead fans! As we have learned, maintenance of well-planned, sustainable landscapes not only helps decrease your water use and the amount of green waste you create, but also decreases the time it takes to maintain your yard. Here are some general plant maintenance tasks that don’t take that…
Addressing Equity with TreePeople
April 3, 2019TreePeople got its name because its founder, Andy Lipkis, recognized the interconnectedness between trees and people. We need each other to thrive in Los Angeles and we’ve made it our mission to care and fight for both. That’s why a major factor of the work we do is improving equity in LA. We believe that…
The Wars of the Roses!
March 5, 2019To keep or not to keep? That is the question! As more and more people convert their yards into a sustainable landscape, some are torn by their love of their favorites – such as hybrid roses – that are not “low” water- use plants. This doesn’t have to be a war of the roses! The…
Heather Morris on her TreePeople Experience!
February 28, 2019It was such a pleasant surprise to volunteer for Tree People. I’ve always been passionate in caring for our Earth and sustainability, and after Tree People reached out to see if I’d get involved, there was no hesitation to lend a hand. Everything was provided for us when we got there; the only hard thing…
Going Above, Recycling, and Beyond!
February 11, 2019I am excited to share a quick brag about this past weekend’s GE Recycling & Beyond workshop. On February 2, 2019, despite the pouring rain and the recent LAUSD strike, we welcomed 13 teachers and students onto the campus of Parras Middle School in Redondo Beach to learn about campus waste reduction projects. Participants were…
Keep Your Tools Clean = Keep Your Plants Healthy!
February 6, 2019If you like to trim in your garden, there is nothing like a new pair of pruners when cutting flowers and pruning trees and shrubs. They are so clean, sharp, and cut like butter! Oftentimes we don’t take care of our gardening tools—letting them get rusty, dull, and clogged with sap and sawdust, making you…