Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 12:18PM All site preparation work by American Landscape and their subconsultants has been completed. The future park site looks ready for the next phase - park construction!
In early February, the City's design builder W. E. O'Neil, will move a construction trailer onto the site. 100% Construction Drawings have been submitted to Building and Safety and are being reviewed.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at 2:58PM The site preparation and tree relocation work on the future Palisades Garden Walk site is almost complete. The Ficus tree grove is taking shape, the large Bird of Paradise plants have been clustered together, and a strong group of Canary palms join a line of Washingtonia robusta palms in the north west corner of the park. It's starting to feel like a park!
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at 1:41PM The first of the "Three Amigos" trees makes it way to the Ficus picnic grove area of the new park.
The second (middle) tree is starts it journey. Watch the tree's constrained branches free-up.
And the last tree on its way. Note the lush growth on the right side and lack of growth on the side shared with the middle "Amigo" tree.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at 11:53AM Seventeen non-native Washingtonia robusta palm trees currently located on the future park site are being relocated at a rate of 4-5 per day to City of Santa Monica Woodlawn Cemetery, Mortuary and Mausoleum. The future park is located within the Coastal Zone and is therefore subject to California Coastal Commission oversight. Park plans prepared by the project designers, James Corner Field Operations, were approved by the Coastal Commission during its meeting in July; however, the Commission specifically noted that non-native invasive palms (Washingtonia) on the site could not be relocated on the site or within the coastal zone. Woodlawn Cemetery is well outside of the coastal zone. The Washingtonias will be scattered at various locations inside the cemetery grounds including along Maple Avenue and 15th Street.
Photo courtesy of the Santa Monica Daily Press
Large thicker trunked Canary Palms are also being moved, but these are being located to their final destination within the new park design. A nice cluster of Canary Palms will be seen near the NW park entrance.
Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 3:29PM A group of mature trees from the future Palisades Garden Walk site have been moved to the sloped area between City Hall and the 10-Freeway. To prepare the slope, overgrown ivy has been removed revealing the terraced areas and brick retaining walls.
Photo courtesy of American Landscape