It’s officially fall and that means cooler weather and shorter days—the perfect combination for getting your lawn in shape—especially after a particularly hot, dry summer. Start by adding grass seed to bare spots.
WE Club Volunteers From Foothill Technology HS Help Middle School Garden Get Off To A Great Start
Members of the WE Club at Foothill Technology High School in Ventura volunteered their time over the summer to build and spruce up the existing vegetable garden at Opportunity School, the local continuation middle school located on the Foothill Technology campus.
Huntington Beach High School Garden (and Fishpond) Are Thriving
Agromin donated 5 cubic yards of its 50/50 blend to Huntington Beach High School.
New School Garden Taking Shape At Willow Elementary in Agoura
A new school garden is being built at Willow Elementary School in Agoura Hills. The garden will serve as an outdoor learning environment for students. Planters went in and were filled with container soil mix. The goal is to enhance student learning outside the classroom.
Agromin and Waste Management Team Up for City of Lancaster National Soccer Center Sustainability Project
Agromin and Waste Management of Antelope Valley are collaborating to rehabilitate the turf at the City of Lancaster’s James C. Gilly National Soccer Center, which boasts 35 premium soccer fields.
Restoration at Serra Cross Underway
Restoration around Serra Cross in Grant Park in Ventura is well underway. Volunteers are removing trees and other landscaping damaged by the Thomas Fire that devastated the area. Dufau Landscape is working on grading. Agromin delivered 30 yards of soil amendment to help restore the grassy area around the cross.
Turning Point Foundation Clears Way For New Growing Works Nursery
Turning Point Foundation, a nonprofit Ventura County organization that provides shelter, supported housing and rehabilitation programs for the homeless, recently cleared a site that will become its Growing Works nursery. The nursery will provide horticultural therapy and vocational training/employment. Members of the Conservation Corps loaded limbs from cut pepper trees into an Agromin supplied bin.
Ventura’s Kellogg Park Officially Opens With Landscaped Grounds & Community Garden
Kellogg Park, located in Ventura’s Westside, officially opened April 14 after eight years of planning and fundraising. The 2.5-acre park is a naturally landscaped green space with two playgrounds, walking path, fitness equipment and native plantings. It has picnic areas, benches and an amphitheater. The park was previously a vacant lot.
Downtown Oxnard Planters Looking Good
Planters along downtown Oxnard streets are putting on their best show for spring. These succulents are about at their peak. They receive care throughout the year but in March, they got an extra shot of potting soil from Agromin.
First Full Month of Spring Offers A Multitude of Garden Options
The wet weather in March has turned everything green–a good motivator to plant an ambitious garden this spring.