Residential Outdoor
To encourage the efficient use of water on the landscape, BAWSCA offers several programs and a variety of resources:
Water
Wise Gardening in the Bay Area
Water-Wise Gardening in the Bay
Area is full of information on how to garden beautifully while
saving water. It was produced specifically for BAWSCA member
agencies in San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Alameda Counties.
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Be inspired by the Garden Tour
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Discover the possibilities in the
Garden Gallery
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Select plants by type, size, sun exposure,
and much more!
Click on the photo
to plan your beautiful, water-efficient landscaping with BAWSCA's
Water-Wise Gardening in the Bay Area.
For questions, call
BAWSCA at 650-349-3000. To view a list of BAWSCA member
water agencies, click
here.
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BAWSCA’s
Landscape Class Series
This year BAWSCA offered
landscape education classes in the Spring time, beginning
February 28th through May 28th. A total of 17 classes were
held around the service area of the BAWSCA member agencies.
These classes were designed to introduce homeowners to the
concepts of sustainable landscape design, focusing on creating
a beautiful water-efficient garden by using California native
plants. Of the 17 classes, ten were directly sponsored by
BAWSCA and the remaining seven were sponsored the City of
Millbrae and Redwood City.
The ten classes specifically
sponsored by BAWSCA were held in February through May 2008
in Palo Alto, Burlingame, Hillsborough, Los Altso Hills, Daly
City, Mountain View, Menlo Park, Fremont, and Hayward. Total
attendance of the ten BAWSCA classes was approximately 300
people.
Reference Materials:
You may access materials
presented from selected past classes held this year and 2008
by clicking on the dates below.
"California
Plants for Every Garden"
May
28, 2009 (Instructors Patricia Evans and Chris Todd)
"Alternatives
to Lawns"
May
15, 2009 (Instructor Deva Luna)
"Designing
Attractive Landscapes Using Natives"
April
25, 2009 (Instructor Fran Adams)
"Beyond
Cactus"
May
10, 2008 (Instructor Georgia Madden)
"Selecting
Colorful Plants for Your Water-Wise Garden”
April
8, 2006 (instructor Heidi Johnson) `
“Gardening With Natives”
April 15, 2006 (instructor Stephanie Morris)
“Sustainable Landscape Design”
April 22, 2006 (instructor Alrie Middlebrook)
“Water-Wise Garden Design"
April 29, 2006 (instructor Candice Stein).
Bay Friendly Landscaping
The Alameda County Waste Management Authority and the Alameda County Source Reduction and Recycling Board operate as one public agency under the name of Stopwaste.org. This agency has developed set of water-wise landscaping guidelines for the Bay Area called “Bay-Friendly Gardening”. You can view and download the Bay-Friendly Gardening guide here.
BAWSCA has worked with Stopwaste.org to offer copies of their excellent publication "A Bay-Friendly Landscaping Guide to Mulch". The customized version of this guide lists information about the BAWSA member agencies on the back cover. Click here to download your copy. For a hard copy, please call 650-349-3000 or email us.
In the near future, BAWSCA will work with Stopwaste.org to customize the Bay-Friendly Gardening guide with a back cover for BAWSCA member agencies. |
