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My family is from Compton too (60s - 70s . Grandma moved out with her sisters from an orphanage in Kentucky. They were both amazing gardeners. I didn’t realize how impactful heirloom genetics and traditional/cultural techniques had until later as an adult. Post WWII LA had a true melting pot of folks bringing their best farming and cultivation knowledge to the area and it really showed in residential gardens. Your style skill shows your connection to this wonderful legacy. 💚

You make it look so easy.

excellent!

I appreciate your non-snobbish attitude about using nonnative plants that are not invasive when they suit your environment. Your grandmother taught you a lot.

“It’s our responsibility as homeowners to protect these species.” I love that!

How did you / they make / prep / maintain the path?

Are you not concerned about the absolute aphid infestation on those baby seedlings?

I’ve read that with cardboard & paper, this can bring termites. Is there something i can do to use this method but also avoid a situation like that?

Here after watching " The Guardian of the monarchs" in Netflix 😭

Thank you for doing this!

Love the garden, love the half-pipe and love the sick skater skills ❤🔥🤟

Wow, great video! I could not find any other video or site that dived this deep into the process of growing Milkweed from seed.

Thank you Alejandro! Your passion and positive attitude is contagious. You have a bright future. God bless you!

😊 I knew she knew her stuff when she included that she used introduced plants that weren't considered invasive, a lot of people just automatically think that introduced plants are invasive or that they cannot be part of your garden. I prefer trying to avoid as many as possible but having a few that you researched and no is an invasive are totally fine

Great video with a very thoughtful delivery. Excellent information!

I just planted 5 of these narrowleaf milkweed in my yard. My fear is that they will go out of control and would spread too much.

Where do i get these program rebates? I have 20 acres out of my 60 acres i want to re wild with native wildflowers and grasses, but 1 acre of native grass seed is $1200…i dont want to spend $30k…will the government pay me to do this?

Native plants are so beautiful...

Thank you for the excellent instruction! I feel more confident to begin this project. Bendiciones!

Hola dónde te encuentras ? Yo estoy en tucson he intentado germinar las semillas desde el año pasado y no crecen!! Podrías enviarme de la semilla que tú utilizas ?? Como te contacto ? Gracias

Love your skating and your garden! Thank you for sharing, this gives me confidence to try to create a wildlife habitat with California natives.

That was sick. Skaters could be the ultimate guerilla gardeners

Loved this 🥹

I once lived across the street from here. Moved in 1989.

Good to see some succulents and agaves in there as well

Far and away THE BEST how to video. Thank you!

Any update of the garden?

Thank you sir, very informative, !!!

So beautiful! A new subscriber to your channel!

This is so awesome!!! Thank you!!

Such a great guide!

I love love love what you've done. What zone are you there? I'm 10b in San Diego and am pretty much starting over. I have some creative Hardscapes on my third acre and you have inspired me to try to keep going. My former cottage garden was fantastic but when i had no choice but to remove the podocarpus, it changed the whole micro climate. I'm hoping I can find more of your visions for my inspirations. Thanks!!!

Great video It’s amazing to see your knowledge and understanding of the land and climate. Unfortunately people in my country (Israel) Are planting exclusively invasive plants because they’re giving more shade 🤦🏻‍♂️. They’re destroying the ecosystem, and not understanding the richness of shrubs Mediterranean climate has.

Amazing, would love an update over time! And more in depth discussion about the specific plants you choose

Well done. And good on the homeowner.

Very helpful thank you!

Is raising showy milkweed the same? I want to get an early start and plant indoors.. is this possible?

I do this is Kansas and this is similar to how we do it too.

Great information. Thank you!

I gathered a buttload and just scattered it in appropriate places like the wind does

Beautiful garden and what an adorable little house!

Awesome!

Curious to know whether it's possible to transplant small Calif. native plants from in-ground into containers. We installed far too many plants in our front and back yards about 20 months ago and think it's time for some "editing". I have a lot of large containers. Wondering if it's a bad idea to try to dig up some of the smaller plants and turn them into container plants?

Will seeds survive if they were frozen a couple weeks?

Nice job explaining

Beautiful Video!

Yay!!!!

First!

This is basically what I’m planning to do, but I’m just concerned with the neighborhood cats that see it as a nice new bathroom.