Masselin
Installation December 2022
Project Scope
This client contacted us with the goal of removing their grass, building a safe haven for wildlife and creating a more open and inviting entrance to their home. We started by bringing in Greencraft Landscape to remove their lawn and 50+ ficus hedges that were guzzling water, casting shade and making their front yard feel cramped. We then sheet mulched the yard and parkway and replanted the entire space.
In the center of this garden is a native meadow flowing with wildflowers and grasses (detailed below), suitable for children to explore + play. Using California native plants, we created a place for both wildlife and people to enjoy together.
Project Details
🌎 Mid-City
🏡 800 sq ft, front yard + parkway | LADWP rebate recipient
☀️ Part sun
💧 Fully hand-watered
Plant List
Bush Sunflower - Encelia californica
California Buckwheat - Eriogonum fasciculatum
California Copperleaf - Acalypha californica
Canyon Sunflower - Venegasia carpesiodies
Clustered Field Sedge - Carex praegracilis
Common Yarrow - Achillea millefolium
Dark Star Ceanothus - Ceanothus 'Dark Star'
Deergrass - Muhlenbergia rigens
Lemonade Berry - Rhus integrifolia
Manzanita 'Sentinel' - Arctostaphylos densiflora 'Sentinel'
Mexican Marigold (not native)
Moonshine Yarrow - Achillea millefolium 'Moonshine'
Red-flowered Buckwheat - Eriogonum grande var. rubescens
Snow Flurry Ceanothus - Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'Snow Flurry'
St. Catherine's Lace Buckwheat - Eriogonum giganteum
White Sage - Salvia apiana
Yankee Point Ceanothus - Ceanothus griseus var. horizontalis 'Yankee Point’
Existing Plants
Mature trees in parkway
Palm trees in front yard
Meadow Details
The following images showcase the "before" and "after" shots.
