South Pasadena Beautiful | 2023 Golden Arrow Awards

And the awards for most beautiful drought-tolerant landscapes in South Pasadena go to...

By Staff | The South Pasadenan News - May 8, 2023

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South Pasadena Beautiful celebrates this year’s superbloom of springtime flowers by featuring six residential properties for its 2023 Golden Arrow Award. We encourage you to take a look at these front gardens while the blooms are still at their peak and enjoy the showcase of spring color all over South Pasadena!

Christian and Amanda Mazza knew when they moved to 1715 Diamond Avenue that they wanted to remove the grass lawn and create a drought-tolerant landscape. They worked with Canterbury Landscaping to create a vibrant garden to welcome butterflies, bees, and birds. The old grass irrigation system was replaced with a new, water-wise irrigation system best suited for the new drought-tolerant plantings which include Salvia ‘marine blue’, Phlomis fruticosa, Dietes iridioides ‘Variegata’, Verbena lilacina ‘De La Mina’ and Achillea ‘moonshine’. Additionally, as the home originally only had access to the front patio and front door from steps on the side, via the driveway, new steps leading to the front garden were added, along with a meandering flagstone pathway that compliments the surrounding landscape design. A few copper LED lights were added along the path and others for additional landscape lighting.

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