A Tiny Oasis in Eagle Rock
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The Dream
How can we make the world a more habitable place?
One small step: Replace that lumpy mass of gopher holes, Bermuda grass, and Bermuda buttercup with a wildflower meadow and California black walnut woodland.
A better environment for all
Eagle Rock has two city parks with ample recreational space, but the neighborhood is missing quiet green spaces for contemplation. Imagine strolling along a meandering path through a public garden and taking in the wafting scent of sages in the breeze. It would be so nice, don't you think?
The local wildlife would share the sentiment. A single native oak tree can support thousands of species, but Bermuda grass? Not so much. Call it re-wilding, call it restoration, call it rehabilitation. The bottom line is that replacing the turf with a variety of locally native plants would make a huge difference in this time of climate catastrophe. If you plant it, they will come—the insects, the birds, the butterlies—and we will be better off because of it.
Plants are good
Thanks to Southern California's temperate climate, Angelenos have been able to cultivate fruits and flowers from around the world, whether it's birds of paradise or loquat trees. But many of us have since come to prize the regionally specific beauty of native plants, which have grown in these hills and valleys for thousands of years, and which give this place (and the people who live here) a sense of identity. The native plants of Secret Triangle Garden will nurture a deeper connection to place, connecting us to the community and prompting us to cherish it more.
Secret Triangle Garden can be a new mini ecosystem that benefits many more species than we typically see in that corner of Eagle Rock. It starts with a diversity of plants, which provide not only food but places to rest and nest for a multitude of creatures.
Care is the cure
"Like winds and sunsets, wild things were taken for granted until progress began to do away with them. Now we face the question whether a still higher 'standard of living' is worth its cost in things natural, wild, and free. For us of the minority, the opportunity to see geese is more important than television, and the chance to find a pasque-flower is a right as inalienable as free speech." —Aldo Leopold
Gardens take time and they're constantly in flux. By tending to Secret Triangle Garden and watching it grow, we will be able to take pride in the work that goes into making a healthy garden thrive—and into making Eagle Rock a better corner of the world for all who pass through here.
What's actually happening?
Progress Update
We are in the process of getting Secret Triangle Garden the requisite permits from the City of Los Angeles. Once we get through that, we can get our hands dirty and have ourselves a garden!