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Why Take a Tour?

Save Money, Save Water,
Save the Environment

Water-wise Gardening: an approach to gardening that helps residents conserve water and reduce yard waste while maintaining a beautiful and efficient landscape by planting native and drought tolerant trees, shrubs, flowering plants, ground covers and grasses that are best suited for our climates.
Native garden, including butterfly and bird garden.
Worm Composting: worms are nature’s little organic waste recycling machines, and they can eat up to their body weight per day in organic waste.
Composting: an all-natural way of recycling organic material, like leaves, weeds, grass, and kitchen scraps, into a nutrient-rich compost that can be used in your garden or as part of a potting mix for house plants.
Outdoor amphitheater
1st permitted Subsurface Wastewater Infiltration System: recycles blackwater to be used for landscape irrigation and retains vital minerals and nutrients to promote healthy plant growth.
Hydropoint WeatherTrak Sprinkler System: integrated system that schedules irrigation based on local weather conditions. System decreases runoff by 70% and reduces water consumption. Specifically waters your land based on its individual needs.
Laing AutoCirc Instant Hot Water Pump: provides your every faucet in your entire home with hot water instantaneously. This system saves the average family a minimum of 15,000 gallons of water annually.
Caroma’s flapperless toilet bowls: water saving toilets that lower water/sewage bills, offer environmental benefits, and water efficiency. West Basin Municipal Water District is giving a $70.00 rebate on each toilet bowl purchased.
Water Technologies International Reionator Water Softening System: provides potassium based water to the plants, which helping their growth and health.
State of the Art Maytag Neptune washer and dryer using approximately 50% less water and electricity.
Fire-wise Gardening: learning to use landscape design and plant selection to help minimize the danger wildfires pose to homes in the more rural and canyon areas of the County.
Native Gardens that use minimal water, prevent erosion, and restore habitat.

Fire Garden

Butterfly Garden

Orchard

Meadow

Overview of Cultivar, Bird, Firefly and Butterfly Gardens

Overview of Cultivar and Bird Gardens

A THANK YOU FROM THE FOUNDER OF CORNUCOPIA

In 1998, our demonstration gardens were designed and donated for our use by our Vice President, Remy O’Neill, and are located on the back slope of her estate. Her entire estate was designed with the hope of teaching others the importance, as well as the benefits of preserving and nurturing our environment. In 2004, she gave Cornucopia permission to install environmental appliances throughout her house. Remy has opened the door of her home, so that we can host tours showing the importance of water and energy conserving devices, that benefit not only the residents of Los Angeles, though our fragile environment as well. From the demonstration gardens, to the black water system, which was the very first permitted black water system in Malibu, her dedication and passion about preserving and healing the earth can be clearly seen and has been a key contribution to Cornucopia’s success.

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Sponsored by The Cornucopia Foundation