Arts in Blooms MiniNature Reserve
"Rose up out of the Concrete. I didn't grow up in a garden"
Oxnard Housing Authority
1470 E Colonia Rd Oxnard, 93030
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The Story Behind the Garden
In Spring 2024, we were invited by
Our Town, Our Children and the Oxnard Housing Authority to add native plants to the already established succulent garden that had long been a source of propagation and beauty for the surrounding community.
Plants were added in conjunction with a youth-led community mural project through Our Town, Our Children. The goal was to create a garden just as colorful as the mural!
The youth also learned what the plants could be used for during an interactive workshop with hi ho stoqosloq hi xus (Chumash Bear Circle) in which they made rope from dogbane.
In the end, the youth planted over 500 plants across 5 days.