Blue Door Garden Design, Inc.

05/11/2019

Among my gardening pals, does anyone know what this is? Thriving in a garden a block from the coast about 4-5’ tall, blooming its head off now.

05/11/2019

Come on EPA, get with it!

France’s new ban goes further than the European Union’s, which outlaws only 3 bee-killing pesticides France has now set the benchmark in the global effort to save the bees and prevent “ecological Armageddon.” The country banned all 5 of the neonicotinoid pesticides that researchers are blami...

05/16/2018

Please join us here in Carmel with Matt Ritter Professor at Cal Poly on June 15th for a Tree Talk and book signing and/or June 16th for one of two Carmel Tree Walks; entertaining, enlightening and really interesting.
Check out the details on Friends of Carmel Forest website under 'Events' at www.Carmelforest.org or to receive an invitation to the lecture, contact [email protected].

Two Carmel Tree Walks will be held from 10 AM and 1 PM on Saturday, June 16, 2018. The tours will be led by Dr. Matt Ritter, beloved botany professor in the Biological Sciences Department at Cal Poly. Admission is free for members, $20 for non-members, with each tour limited to 30 people. Reserve early for this popular event at [email protected].

10/19/2017

Everyone ought to have the pleasure to design with these gals!

02/24/2016

In memory of Malcolm Ghazal

02/24/2016

Friends of the Carmel Forest planted this Cypress tree (2nd Centennial Tree) on February 14, 2016 in memory of Malcolm Ghazal, our dear friend and lover of Carmel - we miss you Malcolm!

11/08/2015

How could anyone not be crazy about Tagetes color on a rainy day in November!

05/27/2015

Summer is unofficially here -- and that means it's time to start planting! Check out our bee-friendly gardening tips: goo.gl/M53unn

05/19/2015

What IS breaching and how does it affect our lagoon habitat?
Don't miss Surfrider's upcoming General Meeting - May 28th

01/18/2015

Finian Makepeace, musician, environmental activist, and co-founder of Kiss the Ground, an urban regenerative agriculture non-profit draws the line for soil a...

01/09/2015

If you want to understand soil and its solutions to our water supply and quality issues, don't miss The Urban Soil Carbon Water Summit next month. This will be an extraordinary environmental resource event!

Dr. Elaine Ingham gives a sneak peek of her talk at the Urban Soil Carbon Water Summit 2015 Feb. 24 & 25 in Los Angeles

08/13/2014

Removing another lawn in Carmel! Let's change turf thirsty properties one garden at a time. The habitat hungry will be happy when we are done here.