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Get Ready for Mar Vista's Green Garden Showcase Tour

Four school gardens will be among those featured during Mar Vista's 3rd Annual Green Garden Showcase on April 30. Patch has this sneak peek of three of them.

The gardens at , and are just three of the 80 gardens that will be featured during Mar Vista's 3rd Annual Green Garden Showcase on April 30 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. 's garden will also be on the tour.

The showcase is a unique learning experience that is free to the public and participants can enjoy the day by choosing from six separate tours (including one special tour you can take by bike) hosted by the Mar Vista Community Council's Green Committee.

Patch spoke with Master Gardener Marianne Brown who works at all three public schools, horticulturalist Diane Pollock who teaches at Venice High and Principal Rex Patton at Mark Twain Middle School, about the importance of their schools' gardens.

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We also caught up with our regular Patch columnist and Mar Vista Green Committee Vice Chair Jeanne Kuntz, who is one of the driving forces behind the tour together with Mar Vista Green Committee Chair Sherri Akers.

Along with people opening up their homes to showcase their sustainable gardens, there will also be guest presenters on the tour from a slew of eco-friendly organizations including Surfrider, TreePeople and Native Green LLC.

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To learn more about the showcase and choose which tour you'd like to take on April 30, visit The Mar Vista Green Garden Showcase Blog and be sure to read Jeanne Kuntz's this Friday, April 15, right here on Mar Vista Patch.

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