This afternoon kicks off the retaining wall project that will be built along the Lakewood Blvd section on the other side of the clubhouse pool wall. This retaining  wall is needed to stop the erosion of dirt that occurs after each rainfall and will beautify the environment around the clubhouse.

Volunteers from Lakewood Gardens and Lakewood Aquatics will meet at 4pm at the clubhouse to begin mapping out the wall location and start digging the trench to form the base layer. This project will be supervised and directed by Joe Martinez (father of long-time LGCA member Chris Martinez.)

Once the first layer is leveled, the interlocking retaining wall blocks can be stacked. As an additional security measure, we will be applying "thinset" between each block so that they cannot be removed after installation.

After construction is completed, dirt will be added to fill in the low places. Then the landscape design will take place along with a drip irrigation layout. We plan on planting California Native plants that are drought-resistant and will need to be watered for only the first two years, since they will be established by then and will no longer need to be watered. This will help our environment and keep water usage down.

Our partner & neighbor, Garibaldo's Nursery, will supply, install the plants and maintain the landscaping in the planter. 

Many thanks to our partners for making this project happen: Joe Martinez, John Moore (Lakewood Aquatics) and Garibaldo's Nursery!