South LA Initiative Archive
September 2008
A Garden Grows in Nickerson Gardens
There hasn't been a real garden in Nickerson Gardens for years – until mid-August, when residents led by Lucelia Hooper, People for Parks Executive Director Jim Stewart, and an L.A. Conservation Corps crew led by Teague Weybright converged at an overgrown lot in the South L.A. housing development. PFP is sponsoring more than 50 redwood planting beds in “Vista Hermosa.”
The photos below are by Jim Stewart and Steve Weingarten.
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L.A. Conservation Corps team led by Teague Weybright, lower right.
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PFP Executive Director Jim Stewart (clockwise from upper left) with Teague Weybright of the L.A. Conservation Corps, Lucelia Hooper and Danetta Brooks.
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Conservation Corps members build redwood planting beds.
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Corps members extend the greening beyond the Vista Hermosa garden.
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Lucelia Hooper, left, and Danetta Brooks
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