March 14, 2017

We are proud to announce the first in a series of seminars presented by the University of California Cooperative Extension Marin Master Gardeners and hosted by the City of Sausalito and Sausalito Beautiful.

We hope you can join us for what promises to be a wonderful and enlightening event on Thursday, March 30th at 7pm in the Sausalito City Council Chambers at 420 Litho St.

Following the event, feel free to explore the many great gardening books that the library has to choose from.  And for those of you looking to add to your permanent collection, the new Book Passage shop in Sausalito has a wonderful selection of gardening books in stock.

Please email info@sausalitobeautiful.org if you have any questions.

October 25, 2016

Thank you to the 25+ volunteers who joined us on Saturday October 22 for our third annual Beautification Day!  These events are the quintessence of why Sausalito Beautiful exists.  When our volunteers work in close partnership with both the City and the private sector, we are able to bring dramatic cost-effective change to our public spaces.  Together we ensure that the beauty of our town reflects the splendor of our natural surroundings.

This year we set our sights on Tiffany Park – one of Sausalito’s many hidden gems in need of some extra attention.  The project had tremendous momentum even before we broke ground thanks to the work of Shades of Green Landscape Architecture (the Principal of which is board member Ive Hoageland) and our partners at the Department of Public Works.  Shades of Green generously donated their landscaping talents, while the team from the Department of  Public Works spent hours last week preparing the site, delivering mulch, compost, plants and tools.  All of this enabled our fantastic team of volunteers to make quick work of all the weeding, digging, planting, and mulching needed to make Tiffany Park truly shine.

We would like to send a special Thank You to a few key individuals who made this project a success:

• Loren Umbertis, Eric Graham, Martin Rodriguez and all our partners at the Department of Public Works
• Ive Hoageland, Molly Franson and the team at Shades of Green Landscape Architecture
• Event Chairs Craig and Marjorie Thomas for all their work organizing the event
• And last but certainly not least, to our good friend Mike Langford, Director of Sausalito Parks and Recreation

As with most worthwhile efforts, the work is never done. If you would like to join us in an upcoming project, just send an email to info@sausalitobeautiful.org.

October 13, 2016

Due to the weather forecast of rain on Friday the 14th, Beautification Day at Tiffany Park has been postponed to Saturday October 22nd. If you are interested in joining in on the fun on the 22nd, please contact us at volunteer@sausalitobeautiful.org.

June 07, 2016

Sausalito Beautiful will hold its third Beautification Day on Saturday, October 15, from 9AM – noon, in Tiffany Park. Won’t you join us?!

It’s not too early to sign up. Just click on I Want To Help! and check the box titled, Beautification Day, or send an email to volunteer@sausalitobeautiful.org.

Event Chairs Craig and Marjorie Thomas will add your name to the volunteer list, and will be in touch when more details are available.

We hope you’ll seriously consider joining this year’s fun!

June 06, 2016

Sausalito Beautiful launched its first-ever Beautification Awards program, according to Maureen McCoy, Board Member and Chair. 

Three award winners were announced: Yoshi Tome of Sushi Ran on Caledonia Street, Daniel and Yulia Merriam of Bubble Street Gallery in the Downtown area, and Dennis Fisco of 3030 North Bridgeway. The awards honor businesses and property owners who’ve recently made substantial landscape improvements or have continued to maintain aesthetically-pleasing curbside appearance over a period of time.  

In addition, a “Little Willow Award” was presented to Diane Alper, founder of Blooming Bridgeway, who has demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to beautification of Sausalito’s landscapes. 

This year’s Beautification Awards were generously underwritten by Sausalito Optometry. 

April 19, 2016

All good wishes to Green Thumbs Facilitator, Board Member Linda Lee, who has announced that she will soon move to Oregon. Thank you, Linda, for initiating and leading Green Thumbs since its inception and for sharing your vibrant spirit and wise counsel throughout the history of the Sausalito landscape beautification initiative. As they say, when one door closes, another opens. We are pleased to announce that Sausalito resident Will Flanders has accepted the passing of the shovel and will now lead monthly beautification of treasured Sausalito landscapes. Thank you, Will, for serving as our new Facilitator!

Click here to learn more about Green Thumbs ….