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Feb 1, 2021

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Bees, Pesticides and Politics:
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Strategies for Water Efficiency III

Aug 8, 2016

In this Newsletter:

• Strategies for Water Efficiency III
  • Water update
  • Rebates
  • System Upgrades
  • Turf reduction
• Converting Sprays to Drip
• Using the New WUCOLS (Water Use Classification of Landscape Species)
• Plant This: Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'

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Spring 2015

Mar 31, 2015

Strategies for Water Efficiency II

• Timing is Everything
  • Scheduling Checklist
  • Catch-Can Calculations
  • Preventing Runoff: Cycle & Soak
• Get Ahead or Get Parched: Six Ways to Survive the Drought
  • Workshop announcement for landscape professionals
• Plant This: Ceanothus 'Concha'

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FALL NEWSLETTER

Dec 5, 2014

• Strategies for Water Efficiency
• Performing a Catch-Can Test
• The DU Calculations
• Green Gardener Registration Open
• Plant This- Salvia microphylla- Mint bush sage

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Summer 2014

Jun 23, 2014

Articles

• Drought Tips for Landscape Managers
• Some Truly Low-water Plants for the Valley
• Plant This: Rosa 'Korbin'

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Winter 2014 Green Notes

Jan 6, 2014

• Landscaping with Native Oaks
  • Common reasons for tree failure
  • Managing mature trees
  • Using oaks in new plantings
• Some plants compatible with native oaks
• 4 oaks for valley landscapes
• Plant this: Crataegus panaephyrum- Washington hawthorn

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Summer 2013

Jul 23, 2013

• The War on Weeds
• Green Gardener Training
• Managing Fireblight in Flowering Pears
• Plant this: Callistemon 'Violaceus'

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Winter 2013

Feb 22, 2013

SHRUB SELECTION AND CARE

• Assess your site
• Planting Basics
• Long-term care
• What to Avoid

SHRUB PRUNING MISTAKES

COMING SOON: Green Gardener Certification Training

PLANT THIS: Arctostaphylos densiflora 'Howard McMinn'

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SUMMER/ FALL 2012

Sep 4, 2012

GOT MULCH?

• Why use it?
• Organic vs. Inorganic
• What's the best source?
• What type and How deep?
• Mulch and street curbs, black mulch, and landscape pots
• How do I calculate cubic yards?

SAPSUCKER DAMAGE MIMICS BORERS

LANDSCAPE DESIGN SEMINAR SERIES

PLANT THIS: Bulbine frutescens 'Hallmark', cape balsam

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SPRING 2012

May 30, 2012

Inside this issue:

• Landscape Runoff: What's the Big Deal?
• 5 Key Strategies for Runoff Prevention
• Plants for Bioswales
• Plant This!

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January 2012 Green Notes

Jan 2, 2012

• 6 Ways to Reduce your Greenwaste
• Trees in Turf
• Groundcovers for under Trees
• Plant this: Kniphofia 'Christmas Cheer'

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Green Notes: October 2011

Oct 6, 2011

• Much Ado About Honeydew: managing the sources of honeydew
• The 5 Elements of an IPM Program
• 6 Trees to Plant INSTEAD of Redwoods
• Plant This

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Green Notes: June 2011

Jun 23, 2011

• Spring Scalping
• Managing Mistletoe
• Unraveling ETAF
• Plant This

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Green Notes: March 2011

Mar 30, 2011

• Pruning and Treating Wounds on Landscape Trees
• Landscape Water Efficiency: the Hot Button
• Plant This
• New Horticulture Advisor Introduction

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