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Secrets of Gardening for Pollinators in the Bay Area

August 5, 2019/in Commercial Landscapes, Irrigation & Water Management, Landscape Design, Landscaper San Francisco Bay Area, Organic Soil Amendments, Rebuilding Soil

What’s Unique about Gardening for Pollinators in the Bay Area Most important is plant types.  Because of the bay area microclimates, planting in the right environment is critical.  Plant vigor will be impacted by sun exposure, fog, heat, soil type and wind.  Learn about pollination in a stunning video (below) that catches them in the […]

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A Guide to Managing Weeds in the SF Bay Area Landscape

April 30, 2019/in Commercial Landscapes, Irrigation & Water Management, Landscape Design, Landscaper San Francisco Bay Area, Organic Soil Amendments, Rebuilding Soil

Why your weeds keep coming back Have you noticed an abundant crop of weeds this spring?  One reason – the heavy rains of last fall and winter may have awakened long-dormant seeds.  Does it feel like the long rainy winter just erased all the backbreaking work you did last year?  Our guide to weeds includes […]

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5 Container Vegetables You Can Grow This Fall – Part 2

November 15, 2016/in Landscaper San Francisco Bay Area, Organic Soil Amendments, Residential Landscaping, SF Bay Area Container Gardening, Winter Vegetable Gardening Bay Area

Below are five plants you can grow in containers this fall and winter.     Arugula   Delicious peppery taste! Nutritious and good in salads combined with lettuce, mixed in pasta. Fast growing. Container should be at least 8” deep and 6” in diameter per each arugula plant Light Requirements Likes 6 hours of sunlight […]

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What A Well Maintained Drainage System Has

October 26, 2016/in Landscape Drainage, Landscaper San Francisco Bay Area, Organic Soil Amendments, Rebuilding Soil, Residential Landscaping

  Indicators for the Northern California rainy season are uncertain. Although we’ve had heavy rain early in the season, and more is predicted in the next week, none of the long range weather modeling has been conclusive.  We can only hope for a wet winter.  You can bet that there will be high winds, and […]

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4 Essential Landscape Budget Items

August 15, 2016/in Commercial Landscapes, Irrigation & Water Management, Landscape Design, Landscaper San Francisco Bay Area, Organic Soil Amendments, Rebuilding Soil, Residential Landscaping, Sustainability

If you are a Property Manager, you are likely knee-deep in budget season Remember that landscaping can increase the value of a house from 5% to 12.7%.  On a $400,000 home 5.5% is $22,000; 12.7% adds $50,800.*  Conversely, a degraded or disorganized collection of plants detracts from a home or commercial building’s value.  Bob Vila says that […]

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3 Ways to Save Water in the Landscape

April 29, 2016/in Commercial Landscapes, Irrigation & Water Management, Landscape Design, Landscaper San Francisco Bay Area, Organic Soil Amendments, Residential Landscaping

Simple Irrigation Fixes That Can Save $$$$ Consider this first: 80% of plant problems are due to over-watering.  (Source Sunset Magazine) Gardeners’ Guild saved a residential community client 53% off their water bill by rigorous monitoring of their system and simple repairs. Fixing Irrigation Leaks and Breaks* Capping irrigation in places that didn’t require watering […]

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How to Manage Weeds in Your Bay Area Landscape

March 29, 2016/in Commercial Landscapes, Irrigation & Water Management, Landscape Design, Landscaper San Francisco Bay Area, Organic Soil Amendments, Rebuilding Soil, Richmond Landscaper

Their Place in Nature Weeds are not all bad. They provide some benefits (listed below). The definition for weeds is “a plant out of place”.  But considering most people welcome weeds as much as they do taxes, this definition seems more fitting: “plants whose undesirable qualities outweigh their good points.” (Taken from Penn State’s website) […]

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The Village is Going Green

August 12, 2013/in Commercial Landscapes, Irrigation & Water Management, Landscape Design, Landscaper San Francisco Bay Area, Organic Soil Amendments, Rebuilding Soil

The Village at Corte Madera is taking steps toward more sustainable practices in their landscaping! We recently performed some landscape renovation work to planter beds on the east and west sides (against the buildings) of the shopping center.  Drought resistant plantings including Ornamental grass (Fescue), Limonium, Phormium (New Zealand Flax), Cistus (Rock Rose) and Alstroemeria […]

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Sheet Mulching in a Richmond California Landscape

May 6, 2013/in Commercial Landscapes, Irrigation & Water Management, Landscaper San Francisco Bay Area, Organic Soil Amendments, Rebuilding Soil, Richmond California, Richmond Landscaper

Below are photos of our sheet mulching project on Carlson Blvd, Richmond Annex!                   Located between San Pablo Avenue/El Cerrito to the east, Carlson Boulevard is the main thoroughfare through what is referred to as the the annex, connecting downtown Richmond with downtown El Cerrito. Some sheet […]

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Rebuilding Soil Organically

September 10, 2012/in Landscaper San Francisco Bay Area, Organic Soil Amendments, Rebuilding Soil, Richmond Landscaper

We receive calls from many people throughout the San Francisco Bay Area who have poor soil.  It happens enough that we thought people might be interested to know more about the process of rebuilding. If you have the following problems chances are poor soil is the culprit: Soil is cracked and dried in the summer […]

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