Special tours of Permasphere, a new pilot garden project

Permasphere, a cool new pilot project demonstrating the principles and practices of permaculture, will be opened to the public for the first time for guided tours during the LA Garden Show, April 30 to May 2 at the Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden.

What's permaculture?

It's sustainable land use design that harmoniously blends land and people. The word permaculture was coined from "permanent," as in sustainable or long lasting, and "culture," as in both people culture and agriculture. The goal is to establish and nourish diverse, productive and resilient ecosystems that, like those found in nature, thrive on their own.

Permasphere presents an oasis of possibilities by looking at nature in a wildly new way. Jump through lily pads and enter the portal of paperbark, bamboo and giant Burmese honeysuckle. Explore winding pathways through a food forest bursting with fruits, flowers, roots, fragrant herbs, vegetables, vines, and fertilizing shrubs. All this sustained with rain water.

The pilot project is a work-in-progress by Caitlin Bergman, Arboretum staff and Leigh Adams and Ray Cerino, volunteers.

Friday, April 30
11:00am; 1:00pm; 2:00pm

Saturday, May 1
10:30am; 11:30am; 1:30pm; 3pm

Sunday, May 2
11:30am; 2pm; 3pm