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Beginner
Protected: Compost: Building the Soil Sponge
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Protected: Compost: Building the Soil Sponge
What you'll learn
1. The ‘soil party’ and the relationship between plants and soil
2. Different types of compost and how to make it
3. Sheet composting after turf removal
4. Alternative soil amendments
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Intermediate
Water Budgeting in Times of Drought_SoCalGas
When it comes to managing our water resources, conservation and …
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Water Budgeting in Times of Drought_SoCalGas
What you'll learn
Become thoroughly comfortable discussing Hydrozoning, Plant Water Requirements, and Landscape Water Requirements.
Re-imagine the landscape as we make Conservation a Way of Life.
Incorporate strategies such as very low water requirement planting palettes, changing from spray to drip irrigation, running sections of the landscape on rainwater alone, and creating permeable hardscape that doubles as water-catchment areas.
Free
Intermediate
Firescaping: Reducing the Vulnerability
In a time of increased climate whiplash, we have seen …
Free
Firescaping: Reducing the Vulnerability
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
Intermediate
Protected: Total Irrigation Run Time (SoCal Gas Landscape Series)
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Protected: Total Irrigation Run Time (SoCal Gas Landscape Series)
What you'll learn
Plant Water Requirements, Plant Available Water, and Precipitation Rates
Distribution Uniformity of irrigation systems
Establishing an irrigation schedule
Managing the irrigation controller to adjust to real conditions on the ground and in a drought
We imagine resilient cities that are water and soil secure, with Watershed Wise landscapes, designed, built and managed by confident property owners and certified professionals who understand the connection each yard has to healing the global environment.
