Resources

Conservation in the landscape- comprehensive guides that may include landscape design, plant selection, water saving tips, and environmentally-friendly gardening practices.

Creating a Fresno-Friendly Garden, Plant Choices and Water Conservation Tips for our Climate (pdf)

Creating a Water-Wise Landscape Seven StepsTo Follow for our Climate (pdf) City of Fresno brochure

Water Efficient Landscapes State of California, Department of Water Resources

Composting and Reducing Waste

Composting (pdf) University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources

Composting California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycyle)

Vermicomposting California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycyle)

Vermicomposting National Gardening Association

Grasscycling California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycyle)

Green waste bin, City of Fresno

Green waste bin, City of Clovis

IPM- Integrated Pest Management

Intetgrated Pest Management Fresno County Master Gardeners, University of California Cooperative Extension

Identifying Pests in Homes, Gardens, Landscapes, and Turf University of California, Agricultural and Natural Resources

Pest Insects University of California, Agricultural and Natural Resources

Beneficial Insects (Natural Enemies) University of California, Agricultural and Natural Resources

Pest Diseases University of California, Agricultural and Natural Resources

Pest Animals University of California, Agricultural and Natural Resources

Pests of Homes, Structures, People, and Pets University of California, Agricultural and Natural Resources

Weeds University of California, Agricultural and Natural Resources

Weed Identification University of California, Agricultural and Natural Resources

Soil Solarization (weed control) University of California, Agricultural and Natural Resources

Pesticides, Use and Safety University of California, Agricultural and Natural Resources

Pesticides and Water Quality University of California, Agricultural and Natural Resources

Pesticides, Controlling Pests US Environmental Protection Agency

Lawn Care

UC Guide to Healthy Lawns Lawn installation, care, renovation, and species identification

Tips for a Healthy Beautiful Lawn (pdf) Our Water Our World

Grasscycling

Identifying weeds in your lawn UC Guide to Healthy Lawns University of California, Agricultural and Natural Resources

Controlling Bermudagrass University of California, Agricultural and Natural Resources

Lawn Watering Quick Tip (pdf)

Lawn Watering Guide for California University of California Agricultural and Natural Resources (pdf)

Lawn Watering Time Guide (City of Fresno)

City of Fresno Watering Days

City of Clovis Watering Days

Plant Selection

Creating a Fresno-Friendly Garden, Plant Choices and Water Conservation Tips for our Climate (pdf)

Sunset Western Garden website or book (be sure to look up the Sunset climate zone for your location)

UC Davis Arboretum All-Stars

UC Davis Arboretum All-Star Plant Search

Drought Tolerant Plants City of Clovis Approved Plant List

Native Plants California Native Plant Society, Sequoia Chapter

Native Plants Intermountain Nursery

Invasive Plants California Invasive Plant Council

Invasive Plants UC Davis Integrated Pest Management

Keep Invasive Plants in Check, Plant Right

California Friendly Gardening Guide, Resources, Plant lists, and design templates by bewaterwise.com, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and the Family of Southern California Water Agencies

H2OHouse Smart from the Start Landscaping

Landscape Designs Southern Nevada Water Authority SNWA provides examples of six different water efficient landscape designs. While many of the suggested Southern Nevada plants are appropriate for the Central Valley, please confirm that any plants you may choose from the list are suitable for your climate zone/location before planting.

Clovis Botanical Gardens water-wise demonstration garden

Tree Selection and Tree Care

Master Gardener Landscape Tree Care site with links to four Shoppers Guides to Landscape Trees

Tree Selection Guide (pdf) Tree Fresno

SelecTree Tree Selection Guide Urban Forest Ecosystems Institute

Trees are Good Tree Selection, Planting, and Maintenance

Utility Precautions Urban Forest Ecosystems Institute

Trees and utilities quick tip (pdf) University of California, Agricultural and Natural Resources

Right Tree Right Place PG&E Tree Selection and Utilities

Tips for Growing and Maintaining Healthy Trees, Fresno County Master Gardeners, University of California Cooperative Extension

Planting Landscape Trees (pdf) University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources

Tree Care Tips Arbor Day Foundation

Tree Pruning Guide Animation Arbor Day Foundation

Center for Urban Forest Research

The California Backyard Orchard, University of California

Soil

Soil Food Web/Organisms U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service

Soil Food Web/Organisms (pdf) University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources

Nurture the soil StopWaste.Org (Alameda County Waste Management Authority and Alameda County Source Reduction and Recycling Board)

Improving Garden Soils with Organic Matter (pdf) Oregon State University

Choosing a Soil Amendment, Colorado State University Extension

Mulch U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service

Soil Compaction

Fertilizers, organic and slow-release, University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources

Water Conservation and Irrigation

Irrigating Your Garden (pdf) City of Fresno guide

Fertilizing and Watering Landscape Plants quick tip (pdf) University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources

Irrigation Scheduling Tutorial Wateright, CSU Fresno, Center for Irrigation Technology

IrrigationTutorial.com

UC Guide to Healthy Lawns University of California Agricultural and Natural Resources

Lawn Watering Quick Tip (pdf) University of California Agricultural and Natural Resources

Lawn Watering Guide for California University of California Agricultural and Natural Resources (pdf)

Lawn Watering Time Guide (City of Fresno)

City of Fresno Watering Days

City of Clovis Watering Days

Creating a Fresno-Friendly Garden, Plant Choices and Water Conservation Tips for our Climate (pdf)

Creating a Water-Wise Landscape Seven StepsTo Follow For Our Climate (pdf) City of Fresno brochure

Drip Irrigation University of Colorado

Drip Irrigation Sonoma Master Gardeners

Drip Irrigation Irrigation Tutorial

Smart Controllers

Hunter low-flow nozzles

Toro low-flow nozzles

City of Fresno, Landscape Conservation Program offers free customer landscape services to their water customers, including consultations and information to help save water in the yard. They conduct landscape surveys and teach you to set your timers. (559) 621-5480

City of Clovis, Water Conservation offers to help customers set their irrigation timers. (559) 324-2600

Water Quality

Pesticides and Water Quality University of California, Agricultural and Natural Resources

Preventing Stormwater Pollution at Home Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control District

Landscape Design and Water Quality University of California, Agricultural and Natural Resources

Storm Drain vs. Sewer System University of California, Cooperative Extension, Fresno County

Rainwater Harvesting

Rain Wise, Managing Storm Water at Home Seattle Public Utilities

Rain Gardens University of California Cooperative Extension and California Sea Grant (pdf)

How to build a rain garden, Rain Garden Network

Rain Barrels

How to make a Rain Barrel (pdf) US Environmental Protection Agency

Permeable Paving University of Minnesota

Permeable Paving for roads and driveways (pdf) Rhode Island Cooperative Extension

Wildlife

Backyard Conservation US Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service

Creating a Certified Wildlife Habitat, National Wildlife Federation

Healthy Yards, National Audubon Society

Safer Alternatives University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources

Beneficial Insects and IPM quick tip (pdf) University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources

Pollinators

Attracting Butterflies, National Wildlife Federation

North American Butterfly Association, Butterfly Garden and Habitat Program

World of Hummingbirds

Building a bat house, National Wildlife Federation

Mosquitoes and water features

Fresno Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Service

Local Organizations

City of Fresno Landscape Conservation Program offers free customer landscape services to their water customers, including consultations and information to help save water in the yard. They conduct landscape surveys and teach you to set your timers. (559) 621-5480

City of Clovis, Water Conservation offers to help customers set their irrigation timers. (559) 324-2600

Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control District

Fresno County Master Gardeners, University of California Cooperative Extension

Water Conservation for Businesses

Clovis Botanical Garden water-wise demonstration garden

Garden of the Sun Demonstration Garden

Tree Fresno

California Native Plant Society, Sequoia Chapter

Fresno Cactus and Succulent Society

Fresno Iris Society member of American Iris Society Region 14

Fresno Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Service