Resources

How to pick a landscape designer

Practical Approach to selecting a designer/contractor/architect for your yard.

Yard design considerations

Practical approach to yard design for the homeowner, whether designing it themselves of with an outside consultant.

Yard drainage considerations

Practical guidelines to be applied in designing a yard drainage system.

Plant selection matrix

Objective considerations to make in selecting plant material.

Tree setback list

Recommended ground setbacks by common and botanical names of trees..

Irrigation residential guidelines

Answers to basic questions and considerations in designing your irrigation systems.

Sample planting plan

Sample construction plan

Planting design considerations

Design, installation and programming guidelines and considerations for residential sprinkler systems.

WUCOLS III (abbreviated version)

Selected portions of the WUCOLS III (Water Use Classifications Of Landscape Species) written by the University of California Cooperative Extension & California Dept. of Water Resources - August 2000, providing information on watering needs by plant (botanical name) and regional area.

WUCOLS III (full version)

Entire WUCOLS III (Water Use Classifications Of Landscape Species) written by the University of California Cooperative Extension & California Dept. of Water Resources - August 2000, providing information on watering needs by plant (botanical name) and regional area