Community Demonstration Gardens

PWP is partnering with facilities throughout Pasadena to develop drought-tolerant demonstration gardens. This project is part of PWP's continued commitment to support water-saving opportunities within the city.

The Community Demonstration Gardens program began with the five Pasadena fire stations to remove 9,961 square feet of existing turf and replace the water thirsty grass with colorful drought tolerant and CA-friendly plants, incorporating drip irrigation and rain water harvesting features. Each fire station features signage identifying the design, features and plants that have been incorporated into the landscape retrofit. The drought tolerant landscapes are estimated to save over 448,000 gallons of water per year.

Jackie Robinson Post Office, 1355 N. Mentor Ave.

PWP also partnered with Transition Pasadena in the native garden created at the Jackie Robinson Post Office, providing the irrigation planning and retrofit and a weather based irrigation controller.

Several other landscape retrofits to drought tolerant and CA-friendly plants are planned for additional City facilities.

 

 

Coniston and Arroyo Garden, 1800 N. Arroyo Blvd.

Pasadena Water and Power (PWP), community volunteers and partners, began transforming the landscape at the Sheldon Reservoir in 2019.  The area serves as an educational and inspirational garden, where the community can walk and learn about various plant species and get landscaping design ideas.

This location is part of the Arroyo Seco; one of Pasadena’s oldest and most important historic places. Visit the project page for more information and photos.

Fire Station Community Garden Open House

Fire Station Landscape Retrofits - Before & After 

Visit our Flickr Page for more photos

Before	After
Fire Station 38	Fire Station 38
Fire Station 37	Fire Station 37
Fire Station 36	Fire Station 36
Fire Station 33	Fire Station 33
Fire Station 32	Fire Station 32

Fire Station Design Plans

Interested in creating a similar drought-tolerant garden? Use these original Fire Station Community Demonstration Garden design plans to help you transform your turf into a beautiful California-friendly landscape.

Fire Station 32 Landscape Design Plan

Fire Station 33 Landscape Design Plan

Fire Station 36 Landscape Design Plan

Fire Station 37 Landscape Design Plan

Fire Station 38 Landscape Design Plan