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Author : California. AB 2717 Landscape Task Force
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 16 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)
Download or read book Water Smart Landscapes for California written by California. AB 2717 Landscape Task Force and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Douglas Kent
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780692800263
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (2 download)
Download or read book California Friendly written by Douglas Kent and published by . This book was released on 2017-03-09 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: California Friendly® is California's future. Water reliability is dependent on using water wisely. We need to create sustainable gardens that rely on less water. This maintenance guide will help you support California's future:*Uncover the secrets of efficient irrigation.*Explore the techniques for irrigating with recycled water.*Get the maintenance tips for hundreds of California Friendly® plants.*Discover the methods and means of managing weed and pest infestations.*Learn how to maintain rainwater capture opportunities.This book has been written for every landscaper, gardener and land manager in Southern California. It has been produced by the very first collaboration between three Southern California organizations, LADWP, MWD and SoCalGas. Grab a copy--they are free--use the information in your garden and help us create a beautiful, thriving and sustainable future.
Author : Nora Harlow
Publisher : East Bay Munic. Util. District
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Plants and Landscapes for Summer-dry Climates of the San Francisco Bay Region written by Nora Harlow and published by East Bay Munic. Util. District. This book was released on 2004 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gardening. Environmental Studies. Photographs by Saxon Holt. Illustrations by Richard Pembroke. This lavishly illustrated book celebrates the challenges and opportunities of gardening in Mediterranean climates, with special reference to northern California's San Francisco Bay Region. The core of the book is a catalog of more than 650 plants suited to regions with mild, usually wet winters and dry, often hot summers. These plants thrive with moderate to no summer irrigation when established, require little or no maintenance, and are reasonably available from nurseries, botanic gardens, native plant sales, or specialty seed suppliers. Many of the 542 color photographs show plants in garden settings to suggest attractive and compatible plant combinations. Summary charts provide information on each plant, such as bloom time, needs for water and sun, and preferences for coastal or inland microclimates. Lists suggest plants for special situations, such as hot sites, dryish shade, small gardens, and clay soils. Chapters on landscape design and maintenance inspire readers to make gardens that use little water and no harmful chemicals, with a focus on building healthy soil. Practical steps to successful design are supplemented with ideas for designing with microclimate, attracting wildlife, and fire safety. Sidebars by local experts discuss weather, natural landscapes, design solutions, and gardening with recycled water. "A valuable resource for climate-compatible gardening in the San Franciso Bay Area that will also be of interest to gardeners in other parts of the world with a similar seasonal pattern of winter rain and dry summers. This book will occupy a prominent place in my library for many years to come." Katherine Greenberg, president Mediterranean Garden Society "This book is beautifully designed with abundant photographs of plants, many in garden settings, and it is packed with the kind of information gardeners need for their own special situations. Simply stunning Bravo " Phyllis M. Faber, editor University of California Press"
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)
Download or read book Water Conserving Landscapes for California written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Greg Rubin
Publisher : Timber Press
ISBN 13 : 1604692324
Total Pages : 373 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (46 download)
Download or read book The California Native Landscape written by Greg Rubin and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2013-03-05 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Water shortages and water rationing are commonplace throughout California, rendering expanses of lawn and thirsty, nonnative plants unsustainable. The California Native Landscape addresses both concerns by showing homeowners how to succeed with natives and showing them how lush, colorful, and thriving their landscape can be. The authors stress the importance of smart garden design and combining the right plants to promote the natural symbiosis that occurs within plant communities. Native plants also play an important role in creating fire-resistant landscapes, and this new book has cutting-edge information on this crucial topic, refuting the myth that natives are more fire-prone than nonnatives. With its unique combination of proven techniques, environmental wisdom, and inspiring design advice, this is an essential resource for all California gardeners who want to create a beautiful, ecologically appropriate, and resource-conserving home landscape.
Author : Matthew Jesse Ramirez
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781085598903
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (989 download)
Download or read book "Operation Smart Water" - Developing Water Conservation Strategies for Residents of the Chino Basin Water Conservation District Service Area written by Matthew Jesse Ramirez and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Southern California is an environment that is prone to drought conditions. Nevertheless, many residents have high water use landscaping, which makes conserving water difficult. Through an internship with the Earthwatch Institute, we sought to test different hypotheses concerning how different social-environmental vulnerabilities as defined by CalEnviroScreen would affect the choice of front yard landscapes that differ in projected water-use-efficiency, and the degree to which households choose to let their yards brown by using less water than their landscape needs. As part of the Operation Smart Water project of the Earthwatch Institute, we worked with the Chino Basin Water Conservation District, who are actively involved in monitoring water use for the region, and their service area to conduct this study. Their water savings program, audits and educational programs help disseminate water conservation strategies across their service area. We used Google Maps Street View to survey and score hundreds of landscapes within the service area, allowing for a more efficient way of collecting data. We found a 9% decrease in the number of trees and highest water use yards across all CalEnviroScreen regions and in both audited and non-audited residents post drought. There was also a 5% increase in water efficient yards. Lawn brownness increased after the drought across the region, but no definitive answer explaining the increase could be reached due to image date and seasonal variation. We highlight a combination of factors that led to the adoption of more water efficient landscaping, but could not point to any single factor in terms of economics or demographics.
Author : Amy Stewart
Publisher : Algonquin Books
ISBN 13 : 1565126459
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (651 download)
Download or read book Flower Confidential written by Amy Stewart and published by Algonquin Books. This book was released on 2008-03-18 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A globe-trotting, behind-the-scenes look at the dazzling world of flowers and the fascinating industry it has created. Award-winning author Amy Stewart takes readers on an around-the-world, behind-the-scenes look at the flower industry and how it has sought—for better or worse—to achieve perfection. She tracks down the hybridizers, geneticists, farmers, and florists working to invent, manufacture, and sell flowers that are bigger, brighter, and sturdier than anything nature can provide. There's a scientist intent on developing the first genetically modified blue rose; an eccentric horticultural legend who created the most popular lily; a breeder of gerberas of every color imaginable; and an Ecuadorean farmer growing exquisite roses, the floral equivalent of a Tiffany diamond. And, at every turn she discovers the startling intersection of nature and technology, of sentiment and commerce.
Author : Plant Select
Publisher : Timber Press
ISBN 13 : 1604697350
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (46 download)
Download or read book Pretty Tough Plants written by Plant Select and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2017-05-03 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tough-but-beautiful plant picks There’s a growing demand for dependably hardy plants that require less maintenance and less water, but look no less beautiful in the garden. Plant Select—the leading purveyor of plants designed to thrive in difficult climates—meets this need by promoting plants that allow gardeners everywhere to have stunning, environmentally-friendly gardens that use fewer resources. Pretty Tough Plants highlights 135 of Plant Select’s top plant picks. Each profile features a color photograph and specific details about the plant’s size, best features, and bloom season, along with cultural needs, landscape features, and design ideas. The plant list includes perennials and annuals, groundcovers, grasses, shrubs, and trees. A chart at the end of the book makes it easy to choose the right plants for specific conditions and needs.
Author : Diana Maranhao
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ISBN 13 : 1591866448
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (918 download)
Download or read book Water-Smart Gardening written by Diana Maranhao and published by . This book was released on 2016-02 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Save Water, Save Money, and Grow the Garden You Want
Author : Owen E. Dell
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 047041149X
Total Pages : 389 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (74 download)
Download or read book Sustainable Landscaping For Dummies written by Owen E. Dell and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-02-09 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sustainable Landscaping For Dummies provides hands-on, how-to instruction for realizing the benefits of a sustainable landscape, from selecting sutainable hardscape materials to installing a rain-water catchment system to choosing native plants.
Download or read book Simply Beautiful written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 12 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (892 download)
Download or read book Water-smart landscapes start with WaterSense written by and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Water Efficient Landscapes written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mark Arax
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 1101875216
Total Pages : 577 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (18 download)
Download or read book The Dreamt Land written by Mark Arax and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2019-05-21 with total page 577 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vivid, searching journey into California's capture of water and soil—the epic story of a people's defiance of nature and the wonders, and ruin, it has wrought Mark Arax is from a family of Central Valley farmers, a writer with deep ties to the land who has watched the battles over water intensify even as California lurches from drought to flood and back again. In The Dreamt Land, he travels the state to explore the one-of-a-kind distribution system, built in the 1940s, '50s and '60s, that is straining to keep up with California's relentless growth. The Dreamt Land weaves reportage, history and memoir to confront the "Golden State" myth in riveting fashion. No other chronicler of the West has so deeply delved into the empires of agriculture that drink so much of the water. The nation's biggest farmers—the nut king, grape king and citrus queen—tell their story here for the first time. Arax, the native son, is persistent and tough as he treks from desert to delta, mountain to valley. What he finds is hard earned, awe-inspiring, tragic and revelatory. In the end, his compassion for the land becomes an elegy to the dream that created California and now threatens to undo it.
Author : Ellen Hanak
Publisher : Public Policy Instit. of CA
ISBN 13 : 1582131414
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (821 download)
Download or read book Managing California's Water written by Ellen Hanak and published by Public Policy Instit. of CA. This book was released on 2011 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Western Municipal Water District
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 11 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (226 download)
Download or read book Landscapes Southern California Style written by Western Municipal Water District and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Publisher : Fulcrum Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781555912536
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (125 download)
Download or read book Xeriscape Plant Guide written by and published by Fulcrum Publishing. This book was released on 1996 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 100 water-wise plants for gardens and landscapes.
