• The new S. Mark Taper Botanical Garden at Pierce College will include an array of Mediterranean plants, including Australian and South African-native shrubs.

• The College's garden will also include many Southern Californian native plants, making it a sustainable garden that is drought-resistant.

• The new Botanical Garden will offer many benefits to the Pierce College campus:
  • Outdoor botanical laboratory for biology students
  • Demonstrate how incorporating plants from all over the world can help to decrease our dependence on water
  • Exhibit the beauty and viability of drought resistant plants in our region's climate
• The project construction for the botanical garden includes:
  • Landscaping and irrigation
  • Hardscape (patios, retaining walls, and walkways)
  • Shade structures o Botanical plant signage
  • Winding concrete walkway called the ''Evolution Walk," which will be stamped with fossil images along the path
• The College unveiled the first phase of the Botanical Garden three years ago. Current construction will complete the second and final phase of the garden.

• The work area for the second phase of the garden is 47,700 sq. ft. The entire Botanical Garden area is approximately 80,300 sq. ft.

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