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Smart Landscape Design & Water Conservation

Smart Landscape Design & Water Conservation

by deniseklarquist | Jun 30, 2019 | Uncategorized

Smart Landscape Design & Water Conservation Recent rains in the San Francisco Bay Area have been a very welcome turn of events in our on-going multi-year drought. While state officials have said these recent rains will help, they still fall short of annual...
Limiting Fertilizer in Landscape & Garden Design

Limiting Fertilizer in Landscape & Garden Design

by deniseklarquist | May 30, 2019 | Uncategorized

Limiting Fertilizer in Landscape & Garden Design In the Western U.S., nitrogen deposition (pollution) is the result of emissions from transportation, agricultural production, and industrial activities like electricity production (California State). Dry deposition...
Applying Compost to Encourage Mycorrhizae Fungi as a Fertilizer Substitute

Applying Compost to Encourage Mycorrhizae Fungi as a Fertilizer Substitute

by deniseklarquist | Apr 30, 2019 | Uncategorized

Applying Compost to Encourage Mycorrhizae Fungi as a Fertilizer Substitute Mycorrhizae fungi are important symbionts of many plant communities. The symbiosis is considered to be an adaptation of plants to acquire soil nutrients and additional moisture, and of fungi to...

Articles

  • Planting with Bay Area rain patterns
  • Five reasons to have your landscape professionally designed by a landscape architect
  • Leaving plant litter in place
  • Using native plants to clean up toxic sites
  • Smart Landscape Design & Water Conservation
  • Limiting Fertilizer in Landscape & Garden Design
  • Applying Compost to Encourage Mycorrhizae Fungi as a Fertilizer Substitute

Resources

Climate Change & Landscape Arch.

Sustainable Landscape Architecture

Dirt the Movie

California Native Plant Society

SF Green Landscaping Ordinance

SF Water Efficient Irrigation Ordinance

Michigan Audubon Society

Rainwater Harvesting

Michael Mullin Architect

Mike Mahmoudian & Associates

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