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Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (MWELO) and the New Normal for California Landscaping – Online
Online CA, United StatesREGISTER HERE Training includes an expansive look at the ordinance and explores an array of design strategies that meet the standard. Speakers include two landscape designers, an irrigation specialist, a code reviewer and a compost specialist. It includes interactive design activities where you apply the concepts covered.
Webinar: Rain Gardens 101 (Online)
CA, United StatesInterested in building a rain garden in your yard but don’t know where to start? This workshop will cover the basics of rain garden design, implementation, and maintenance. Instructors, Kevin Perry and Haven Kiers will take attendees through considerations, helpful tips, and “how to’s” for the design, construction, and maintenance of a new rain garden. […]
Houseplant Happy Hour (Online)
Online CA, United StatesThis event will be held by the UC Master Gardeners via Zoom on October 27, 2021, 1:00pm-2:00pm. Do you want houseplants but don’t know which to buy? Do you own houseplants but don’t know how to take care of them? Or maybe your houseplants just don’t look like they’re doing so great. If this sounds like […]
Laundry-To-Landscape (L2L) Graywater Workshop (Online)
Online CA, United StatesREGISTER HERE Save your trees during the drought! Protect your trees from the drought by watering them with your laundry greywater. Learn about an affordable and simple method to save your trees with greywater! Laura Allen, lead author of "The San Francisco Graywater Design Guidelines for Outdoor Irrigation", will host a webinar on using graywater […]
Transitioning to a Winter Water-Efficient Edible Garden (Online)
Online CA, United StatesTransitioning to a Winter Water-Efficient Edible Garden Thu Oct 28, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm - Open to the Public Registration Closes Thu Oct 28, 5:00 pm Zoom Webinar Transitioning to a Winter Water-Efficient Edible Garden City of Milpitas Instructor: Loretta O'Brien Learn how to reduce water needs for Winter vegetables. Learn what plants thrive under […]
Fire-resilient Landscapes: Creating Beautiful Gardens for Defensible Space (Online)
Online CA, United StatesREGISTER HERE The Need for Fire-resilient Landscape Design Increasing wildfire danger throughout California and other states has made it urgent that landscape professionals receive comprehensive, standardized, science-based education. Expectations can then be melded with strategies to reduce the very real threat that landscapes around homes can pose while enhancing and protecting biodiversity. With advanced knowledge, […]
Drip Irrigation for Beginners (Online)
Online CA, United StatesREGISTER HERE Zoom Webinar Drip Irrigation for Beginners City of Milpitas Instructor: Frank Niccoli Drip irrigation is a very efficient way to water your garden. This class will cover an overview of drip options available and how to design a drip irrigation system. Participants will also learn how to utilize watering zones for different […]
Landscape Maintenance and Tree Care During Drought (Online)
Online CA, United StatesREGISTER HERE Landscape Maintenance and Tree Care During Drought Alameda County Water District Instructor: Charlie Dreschler Adapt to the drought. Learn about best practices for maintaining various landscape types so that it can survive through the drought!
ABC’s of Setting Up Drip Irrigation (Online)
Online CA, United StatesDrip systems can only be sustainable if they save water, irrigate correctly, and are only installed once. So many times I come across gardens that have a drip system and the garden has dying and diseased plants, it leaks, and it cannot be calibrated. Join Frank Niccoli to understand what you need to purchase, how […]
ReScape 2021-22 Climate Change Speaker Series (Online)
Online CA, United StatesREGISTER HERE It is essential that we have the tools to calculate the carbon embodied in landscaping materials, and the subsequent carbon sequestration timeline. Atmospheric Carbon dioxide levels on August 12, 2021 measured at 414.77 ppm according to NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; hovering about 50% higher than prior to the Industrial […]