Resources

Local Garden Care Professionals
For all of your design and garden maintenance needs, contact a local Garden Care Professional. We have connected with a few that will offer sliding scale design consultations depending on income level to all Gardens of Gratitude participants. If you would like to be added to the list, please send us an email.

Mary & Mary's Edible Gardens
       Consultations, Planting Plans, Hardscaping, Beautiful Herbs, Veggie Beds
       ...and a Woman's Touch!
       Contact Mary @ 925 639 5159
       marymarygardens@gmail.com

HeartBeet Gardening
       Specializing in designing, building and maintaining vegetable gardens
       Contact 310 460 9365
       info@heartbeatgardening.com

Fruits 2 Nuts
       Specializing in gardens integrating edibles and CA natives
       Contact Wendy @ 707 396 3073
       wtalaro@yahoo.com


LA Master Gardener Program
       Offering Design consultation for free to low income participants, please contact us to learn more

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Where to get Materials

Anawalt Lumber
     Gardens of Gratitude Sponsor, Lumber for raised beds, plants, irrigation & more

Busy Bee Hardware
     Santa Monica icon. One of the last few remaining local hardware stores where you can gather all of your Gardens of Gratitude supplies
     1521 Santa Monica Blvd Santa Monica, CA 90404 - (310) 395-1158
   
Marina Del Rey Garden Center
    Offering all of your heirloom vegetable and soil needs

Merrihew's Sunset Garden Center
    Neighborhood Santa Monica Garden Center
    1526 Ocean Park Blvd, Santa Monica
    310 452 1051

The Growing Seed
    Discounted rare heirloom vegetable starts for all Gardens of Gratitude participants. While supplies last.

Compost and Soil
    List of Area Resources, Be warned that some on the list are non-organic. There is also a limited drop off service the week prior to the event provided by local     haulers at a reduced fee, please contact us for more details.
     

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How to Build and Grow a Garden ( A list of resources...)

Step 1: Design your Garden
       Permaculture Principles
       Designing an Edible Forest Garden
       Planning a Vegetable Garden
      
Step 2: Prepare your Garden
       How to Build a Raised Vegetable Bed
       How to Sheet Mulch your Lawn
       Instant No Dig Garden Beds
       How to Double Dig your Garden

Step 3: Soil
       Get a Soil Test
       Build Compost
       Start a Worm Bin

Step 4: The Plants
coming soon

Step 5: Irrigation
coming soon

Educational Videos
coming soon