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2022 Green Gardener Qualification Classes

January 21st, 2022

Since 2013 I have been offering an 8-week, 10-class course in best management practices (BMPs) for landscape professionals.

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honeybees find abundant nectar in the tubular flowers of Texas sage

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Bee Smart with Pesticide Applications

April 19th, 2021

I don't know if you've noticed, but they have actually been buzzing around since the first fruit trees blossomed in February. There has been a lot of press coverage about bees, especially about Colony Collapse Disorder and the critical importance of bees to California Agriculture.

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Virtual Learning for Tree and Landscape Pros

September 21st, 2020

I just want to share some great virtual learning opportunities this fall, some beginning next week. Most of these events will be less expensive than their pre-COVID counterparts, but most have DPR and/or ISA CEUs available.

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ARTS Rose trial plots at San Joaquin Co. Agricultural Center

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Learning to Love Natural Enemies

June 30th, 2020

One of the beautiful things about conducting "NO SPRAY" plant trials is seeing just how resilient landscapes can be if you give them a chance.

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The Landscape Below Ground Part II

November 29th, 2018

One of the most interesting talks at the Landscape Below Ground Conference in Chicago in October was given by Daniel Herms of Davey Tree Company. His lab looked at the effects of fertilizers, growth regulators, and high and low nitrogen mulches (compost vs.

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The Landscape Below Ground

November 13th, 2018

I attended an informative conference in October that reported on the latest research results on tree root development in urban soils- the Landscape Below Ground. This was the fourth conference on this subject in the last 25 years.

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Am I Watering Enough?

July 16th, 2018

About now, when the triple digits hit, this question sometimes crosses my mind. This month it crossed my mind in both my home garden and in our San Joaquin County Learning Landscape (demonstration garden) when some things began to look a little haggard after our first hot week.

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Key to Lush Trees: A Good Drink!

May 14th, 2018

Trees need water. No surprise there. Even after a good rain year in 2016-17, the stress of multiple drought years can still be seen in the larger landscape trees in any Central Valley town or city.

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Lessons from the Lorax: Tend Your Trees!

February 22nd, 2018

Tending Your Trees, Part 1 Trees in the urban landscape contribute an enormous number of benefits to the environment and the well-being and even prosperity of the urban inhabitants in the shadow of their canopies1.

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The Professional's Guide to Sustainable Landscaping

Resources to help you:

Use water conservatively
Build and maintain soil health
Eliminate non-storm run-off to storm drains
Use plants appropriate for their space, use, and climate
Minimize green waste to the landfill
Provide food and shelter for beneficial wildlife
Minimize chemical fertilizers and pesticides in the environment through INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT

GREEN GARDENER TRAINING

Course for professional maintenance gardeners

Learn practices that will help you improve the health of landscapes, conserve natural resources, and provide a tool to market yourself as a Green Gardener!

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