![]() "These have been meaningful life relationships. Rachel Nafis sits among the colorful strawflowers and scabiosa pincushions she planted in raised beds in her neighbors' front yard. "I feel I'm adding value to their homes and our neighborhood." She also cultivated the alley behind her 800-square-foot home. "All of my gardens are in places where people cannot care for their yards the way they would like," said Nafis, 36. Around the corner from her home base, across the street from Webster Elementary School in City Heights, yellow and pink strawflowers and delicate blue scabiosa pincushions grow tall in raised beds.Ī quarter mile in the other direction, pink bellflowers and the conclusion of fragrant sweet peas grow in neat rows behind the rental home of Sophie Thompson. Not surprisingly, the flowers burst out of yards in various states of bloom due to the seasons. Read more: On a block full of lawns, she ditched grass for a DIY drought-tolerant oasis ![]() (Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times)įor three years, Nafis, a one-woman florist, has grown sunflowers, dahlias and corncockles outside Weaver's home, one of eight neighbors who have donated their yards to Psalter Farm Flowers, a loose collective of cutting gardens that is a draw with San Diego flower shops, event florists and bouquet lovers. Weaver donated his front and backyards to his neighbor, Rachel Nafis. Rows of dahlias grow in Tom Weaver's backyard.
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