Woodshed Gardens focuses on working with the evolutionary succession states of the landscape. These gardens have been evolving before the time of the Chumash 14,000 years ago. Once lush with native grasses, Elderberry, Black Walnut, Sycamore, Toyon, Oak trees, and many herbaceous herbs like Giant Stinging Nettle and Blue Vervain that abundantly nourished a diverse ecosystem of birds, insects, animals, reptiles and fungal communities became a desolate wind swept wasteland similar to the dust bowl of middle America by conquerors—the spanish, whalers, and ranchers. The military arrived in the 1940’s and planted eucalyptus trees as windbreaks all around Point Dume. We here at Woodshed Gardens see our role as observers first, nurturers second, and stewards third. These gardens are a handed down legacy that was not always in the best interest of the land. We continue to evolve, and learn from the dormant seeds that sprout when the environment is right for their particular expression. Regenerative principals are based in modern science and practical applications to increase biomass, biodiversity, and water infiltration rates. Linguistics, regenerative principals and evolutionary biology, inform our practice.

Los Angeles Times Article about Woolsey Fire interviews Linda & Richard Gibbs, owners of Woodshed Recording Studio and Woodshed Gardens.