Janet S Hartin

Area Environmental Horticulture Advisor

UC Cooperative Extension, Los Angeles County
700 W. Main Street
Alhambra, CA 91801
(951) 313-2023
jshartin@ucanr.edu

http://celosangeles.ucanr.edu

http://cesanbernardino.ucdavis.edu

Education

M.S. Horticulture, University of Minnesota. 1984

Awards

• Green Industry Hall of Fame
  Presented by Green Industry Hall of Fame,  2024

Specialty

Areas of Expertise (click to see all ANR academics with this expertise)

• Ag Commodities and Products - General
• Plant Commodities and Products
• Natural Resources and Commodities
• Plants and Their Systems
• Integrated Pest Management Systems
• Natural Resources and Environment
• Conservation and Efficient Use of Water
• Soil, Plant, Water, Nutrient Relationships
• Urban Forestry
• Agricultural, Natural Resource and Biological Engineering
• Waste Disposal, Recycling, and Reuse
• Sociological and Technological Change Affecting Individuals, Families, and Communities
• Community Insitutions, Health, and Social Services
• Urban Agriculture/Local and Regional Food Systems
• Master Gardeners

Bibliography

Peer Reviewed

• Hartin, J., Bennaton, R. (2023). Benefits of Plants to Humans and Urban Ecosystems. UC ANR publication 8726. January. https://anrcatalog.ucanr.edu/pdf/8726.pdf

• Hartin, J.S., Surls, R.A., Bush, J.P. (2022). Motivation, satisfaction, and landscape maintenance practices of southern Californians, HortTechnology, 32(1):57-66. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTTECH04933-21

• Nemadi, M., Haghverdi, A., Hartin, J. (2019). Efficient urban water management: understanding your residential water bill. UC ANR publication 8673. December. https://anrcatalog.ucanr.edu/pdf/8673.pdf

• Singh, A., Haghverdi, A., Nemadi, M., Hartin, J. (2019). Efficient urban water management: smart weather based controllers. UC ANR publication 8674. July. https://anrcatalog.ucanr.edu/pdf/8674.pdf

• Reid, K., Fujino, D., Oki, L., Hartin, J., et al. (2018). Maintaining urban landscape health and services on reduced irrigation: A multi-site study in best management practices. ActaHortic.2018. 1215. https:/doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2018.1215.33

• Hartin, J. Oki, L., Fujino, D., Reid, K., Ingels, C., Haver, D., Baker, W. UC ANR research and education influences landscape water conservation. California Agriculture. 73:1, 1-8.

• Hartin, J.S.; Fujino, D.W., et al.; Oki, L.R.; Reid, S.K.; Ingels, C.E. (2018). Water requirements of landscape plants studies conducted by the University of California researchers. HortTechnology. 28:4, 422-426. August.

• Hartin, J., Oki, L., Fujino, D. (2015). Keeping plants alive under drought or water restrictions. UC ANR publication 8553. October. https://anrcatalog.ucanr.edu/pdf/8553.pdf

ANR Workgroup Associations

• Agroecology and Organic Farming Systems - Member
• Desert - Member
• Floriculture and Nursery - Member
• Forest Ecosystems and Communities - Member
• Landscape and Urban Horticulture - Member
• Small Farm - Member
• Urban Agriculture - Member
• Vegetable Crops - Member
• Water and Environmental Justice - Member

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