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Designing for Small Spaces
What you'll learn
Create garden rooms with small spaces
Integrate containers to create interest
Select the right plants, including edibles
Opportunities for style and fun
Landscape Myth Busters – Monterey
What you'll learn
What plants really need to thrive
How to save money and time working with natural systems
Sometimes, it’s not as simple as “the experts” say it is
Not all irrigation is created equal
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
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
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
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
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
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
Gardens for Birds, Bees and Other Pollinators
What you'll learn
Key elements to creating a pollinator and bird oasis
Pollinators and the plants that attract them
Role of native plants in supporting wildlife
Factors that threaten pollinator and bird health