All California American Water Courses
Free
All Levels
Break It Up – Permeable Everywhere
Discover creative ways to make your landscape more beautiful and …
Free
Break It Up – Permeable Everywhere
What you'll learn
1. Opportunities for permeability everywhere
2. Walkable groundcovers
3. Pathways using gravel or decomposed granite
4. Working with flagstone
5. Installing brick and concrete pavers
6. Grading hardscape to capture rain
Free
Beginner
Weed and Pest Management_California American Water
Learn how to tackle pests and weeds without harmful chemicals. …
Free
Weed and Pest Management_California American Water
What you'll learn
• Discover principles of integrated pest management (IPM)
• Develop strategies to prevent pest problems, highlighting mosquitoes
• Manage weeds and regrowth without chemicals
• Review non-toxic solutions for pest control
Free
Beginner
Resilient Alternatives to Removing Lawn
This workshop explores watershed-wise alternatives to the traditional monoculture of …
Free
Resilient Alternatives to Removing Lawn
What you'll learn
The importance of polycultures and diversity
How to select a blend of groundcovers for greater resiliency and soil health
Step-by-step process to accomplishing the transition
Opportunities for rainwater capture
Managing limited irrigation
Free
Beginner
Drip Irrigation Fundamentals _ California American Water
Poor irrigation practices are the number one reason plants fail. …
Free
Drip Irrigation Fundamentals _ California American Water
What you'll learn
Understanding Soil Moisture Balance
Key components of a properly installed drip system
Typical problems with drip and how to avoid them
Schedule your irrigation timer to work with the drip system
Developing a successful maintenance practice
Free
Beginner
Protecting the Trees_California American Water
Trees are essential to a healthy planet—and to thriving neighborhoods. …
Free
Free
Beginner
Gardening for Kids and Pets – California American Water
Gardens are meant to be enjoyed by all members of …
Free
Gardening for Kids and Pets – California American Water
What you'll learn
What makes a garden truly ‘kid friendly’
Developing fun, stimulating gardens beyond turfgrass lawns
Landscaping with safety of both kids and pets in mind
Managing animal waste
Integrating child and pet areas into the rest of the landscape
Free
Intermediate
Protected: Firescaping: Reducing the Vulnerability (California American Water)
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Free
Protected: Firescaping: Reducing the Vulnerability (California American Water)
What you'll learn
History and background of fire in urban/wildland interface areas
Determine key points of a property’s vulnerability
Understand the importance of maintaining a good soil moisture balance
Review landscape maintenance practices for protection
Plan a fire-resistant residence/landscape interface
Design a fire-resistant landscape using the Watershed Approach
Understand the additional complexities of hillside fires
Select a plant palette that minimizes the spread of fire
Additional discussion about landscape mulches and fire
Free
All Levels
Wild Wonderful World of Succulents – California American Water
Discover how to design, grow, and care for succulents—colorful, drought-tolerant …
Free
Wild Wonderful World of Succulents – California American Water
What you'll learn
Where and how to use succulents in the landscape
Integrating succulents into a garden of non-succulent plants
Soil and watering requirements
Propagating / dividing succulents
Care and maintenance of a succulent garden
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