Garden And Landscape Design

Follow these tips for the month of August to prevent pests in your garden and landscapes. To see tips more specific to your region, visit the Seasonal Landscape IPM Checklist on the UC IPM website.  Manage ants around landscapes and building foundations using insecticide baits and trunk barriers…

Nearly 200 succulents are California Natives Succulents are plants with thick and fleshy leaves and stems that thicken and engorge to retain water. There are 10,000 types of succulents. A quick search for succulents on Calscape, the California Native Plant Society website, yields 196 results. The…

Summer is one of the busiest and most stressful seasons for Alameda County gardens. This practical mid-summer checklist explains how regular, manageable tasks—including efficient irrigation, mulching, harvesting, pest monitoring, light pruning, fruit-tree care, and container maintenance—can keep gardens…

Lawn Alternatives There is much discussion these days on eliminating grass lawns, and unless your lawn gets a lot of use for playing by kids and pets, it is something to consider. Grass lawns are heavy consumers of water and fertilizer and often require pesticides and fungicides to keep them…