Santa Monica's Sustainable Landscaping Resource Guide
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1 Sustainable Landscaping Resource Guide Jan 2011 Santa Monica's Environmental Information Resource www.sustainablesm.org Green Building Ordinance info relating to Landscape/Irrigation www.sustainablesm.org/landscape Office of Sustainability and the Environment (310) 458-8972 For rebates and grants, toll-free (866) 728-3229 Demonstration Gardens garden\garden – 1718 & 1724 Pearl St., Santa Monica City Hall – 1685 Main St., Santa Monica Beach Maintenance Garden – 1550 Parking Lot / Pier The Water Conservation Garden at Cuyamaca College in San Diego www.thegarden.org Native and California Friendly Plants bewaterwise - www.bewaterwise.com - This website has over 1,200 species of plants suited for Southern California. It also features an irrigation calculator. Lacoastalgardens.com - This website features plants specifically suited for the Los Angeles coastal climate. It also features an irrigation scheduler. Grow Native Nursery – Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden's westside nursery open Wednesdays to Sundays and at the Westwood farmers Market on Thursdays noon to 5pm. www.rsabg.org The Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, in Claremont, CA, promotes and sells California native & native plant cultivars, www.rsabg.org ; (909) 625- 8767. The Theodore Payne Foundation - in Sun Valley, CA, promotes and sells California native plants, www.theodorepayne.org ; (818) 768-1802. California Native Plant Society, www.lacnps.org ; (818) 881-3706.
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Santa Monica's Sustainable Landscaping Resource Guide
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Sustainable Landscaping Resource Guide
Jan 2011
Santa Monica's Environmental Information Resource
www.sustainablesm.org Green Building Ordinance info relating to Landscape/Irrigation
www.sustainablesm.org/landscape Office of Sustainability and the Environment (310) 458-8972 For rebates and grants, toll-free (866) 728-3229
Demonstration Gardens
garden\garden – 1718 & 1724 Pearl St., Santa Monica
City Hall – 1685 Main St., Santa Monica
Beach Maintenance Garden – 1550 Parking Lot / Pier
The Water Conservation Garden at Cuyamaca College in San Diego www.thegarden.org
Native and California Friendly Plants
bewaterwise - www.bewaterwise.com - This website has over 1,200 species of plants suited for Southern California. It also features an irrigation calculator.
Lacoastalgardens.com - This website features plants specifically suited for the Los Angeles coastal climate. It also features an irrigation scheduler.
Grow Native Nursery – Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden's westside
nursery open Wednesdays to Sundays and at the Westwood farmers Market on Thursdays noon to 5pm. www.rsabg.org
The Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, in Claremont, CA, promotes and
sells California native & native plant cultivars, www.rsabg.org; (909) 625-8767.
The Theodore Payne Foundation - in Sun Valley, CA, promotes and sells California native plants, www.theodorepayne.org; (818) 768-1802.
California Native Plant Society, www.lacnps.org; (818) 881-3706.
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DWR WUCOLS III Plant List – Santa Monica is located in region 3. Use plants/trees with a moderate, low or very low water use requirement. www.owue.water.ca.gov/docs/wucols00.pdf
Armstrong Nursery, West LA, CA, sells native and California friendly plants, www.armstronggarden.com; (310) 829-6766.
Nopalito Native Plant Nursery in Ventura, promotes and sells California
native & native plant cultivars, www.nopalitonursery.com; (805) 844-7449 C & S Nursery in Culver City; (323) 296-6657
International Garden Center 155 N. Sepulveda Blvd El Segundo, CA
90245 (310) 615-0353
▪ Merrihew's Sunset Gardens 1526 Ocean Park Blvd (Santa Monica) - Small local retail nursery
Marina Del Rey Garden Center 13198 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey, CA 90292 | Tel: (310) 823-5956
FK Nursery Inc 2027 Colby Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90025 (310) 478-0538 Landscaperesource.com There are many specific tools and components
you may find useful: interactive native plant map, water usage calculator, plant library.
Determining Soil Texture by Feel
http://www.ndhealth.gov/wq/sw/z1_nps/pdf_files/soil_texture_feel_test.pdf
Determining Soil Moisture by Feel
www.mt.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/ecs/agronomy/soilmoisture Type the key words “soil moisture” under search.
How to Use a Soil Probe
Oakfield Apparatus – to order a soil probe, visit www.soilsamplers.com/
www.ci.greeley.co.us/cog/PageHome.asp?fkorgid=41
On the left side of the page under “SERVICES” click on “Water Restrictions”. Then, look for “ARCHIVED NEWS”, and click on “What is a soil probe?”.
www.extension.usu.edu/files/gardpubs/hg520.pdf Water-wise landscaping: “Monitoring irrigation with probes”
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Soil Testing
Wallace Laboratories 365 Coral Circle El Segundo, CA 90245 phone: 310-615-0116 fax: 310-640-6863 [email protected]
Tri-C Enterprises, LLC P.O. Box 1367 Chino, Ca 91708-1367 [email protected] 1 800 927-3311 Soil Foodweb Oregon, LLC
1750 SW 3rd St Suite C Corvallis, OR 97333 phone: 541-752-5066 fax: 541-752-5142 [email protected] Certified SFW Professional www.compostteana.com
Compost and Mulch*
B.D. White Company (Torrance)- (310) 370-5511
Fir Walk-On Bark from B.D. However, it is only available in bulk (by the truck load) and White Forest Garden Mulch Compost
Kellogg Xerimulch Smith Pipe & Supply (Santa Monica) – (310) 393-0143
Forest Floor Mulch Foothill Soils (Newhall) (661) 254-1045/(661) 254-0867
Cedar mulch - Whittier Fertilizer Co. (Pico Rivera) (562) 804-8739
E.B. Stone Compost - Armstrong Nursery (West LA) (310) 829-6766 * There is no consistency in the industry to the use of the term "walk-on bark." You have to choose on a case-by-case basis. We suggest that you acquire some of one of the two products above and then use it as a basis for comparison for future purchases. You are looking for long, fuzzy shreds with a small amount of flakes and chips; no chunks, no trash, no weeds, no green wood.
Tips for preferred irrigation design including drip irrigation
www.sustainablesm.org/landscape
California Irrigation Management Information System - CIMIS
www.cimis.water.ca.gov
Supplemental Irrigation Products
www.driwater.com
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Irrigation Supply Stores
Aqua-Flo – (310) 915- 5208 or Michael Mandelberg 310 948-4714 Ewing – (310) 479-9533
Smith Pipe & Supply (Santa Monica) – (310) 393-0143
Drip Irrigation Manufacturer Info.
Agrifim - www.ndspro.com Rain Bird - www.rainbird.com Toro - www.toro.com Hunter – www.hunterindustries.com Netafim – www.netafim.com
Rain Harvesting
American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association www.arcsa.org
Irrigation Controllers & Smart Controllers
www.sustainablesm.org/landscape SoCal Water$mart WBIC rebates www.socalwatersmart.com SWAT testing- http://www.irrigation.org/SWAT/Industry/ia-tested.asp
Controller Manuals -
http://www.snwa.com/html/land_irrig_clockmanuals.html
Stormwater Management
www.sustainablesm.org/Urban_Runoff
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Mycorrhizal Products Info.
Plant Revolution - www.plantrevolution.com (714) 545-5335 Mycorrhizal Applications - www.mycorrhizae.com (541) 476-3985
Tri C Enterprises, LLC – www.naturalSOILutions.com (909) 590-1790 Bio-Organics - www.bio-organics.com (888)-332-7676
Graywater
Graywater is water collected from sinks, showers and dishwashers that is used for irrigation. There are specific regulations for their use.
www.oasisdesign.net/ - the definitive resource for graywater
www.sustainablesm.org/landscape - look under irrigation tips
On-line Irrigation Tutorials Class
http://www.bewaterwise.com/training01.html#online
http://www.irrigationtutorials.com/
http://www.wateright.org/Home_hist.asp
On-line Gardening Class
www.bewaterwise.com/training/training_01.html
The Certified Sustainable Landscape Professionals List s
www.sustainablesm.org/landscape
Santa Monica Landscape Ordinances
www.qcode.us/codes/santamonica - SMMC 7.16.020 & SMMC 9.04.10.02
SMMC 8.108.010
Alternative Lawn care ▪ Organics Rx LAWN FOOD Garden Organics Inc. www.organicsrx.com
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Recommended Reading Plants
California Native Plants for the Garden;Carol Bornstein, David Fross, Bart O’Brien
The California Garden, and the Landscape Architects Who Shaped It;
Jere Stuart French
American Green, The Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Lawn; Ted Steinberg
Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands, Vol. 1; Brad Lancaster
Introduction to California Plant Life; Robert Ornduff, Phyllis M. Faber, Todd
Keeler-Wolf The Color Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses; Rick Darke Designing with Succulents; Debra Baldwin The Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses; John Greenlee
Mediterranean Gardening/A waterwise Approach; Heidi Gildemeister
Selected Plants for Southern California Gardens; Southern California
Horticultural Society
Plant Life in the World’s Mediterranean Climates; Peter R. Dallman, California Native Plant Society
Sunset Western Garden Book (latest edition)
Trees and Shrubs for Dry California Landscapes; Bob Perry ▪ Redesigning the American Lawn: A Search for Environmental Harmony,
Second Edition ; F. Herbert Bormann, Diana Balmori, Gordon T. Geballe
Landscape Plants for California Gardens; Bob Perry
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Plant Maintenance
Care and Maintenance of Southern California Native Plant Gardens by Bart O’Brien, Betsey Landis, Ellen Mackey for Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
Teaming with Microbes, A Gardener’s Guide to the Soil Food Web; Jeff
Lowenfels
Integrated Pest Management
Good Bugs for Your Garden; Allison Mia Starcher
Chemical-Free Yard and Garden (Rodale’s); Anna Carr, Miranda Smith, Linda A. Gilkeson, Joseph Smillie, Bill Wolf
Irrigation
A Guide to Estimating Irrigation Water Needs of Landscape Plantings in California; Univ of CA Coop Extension; CA Dept of Water Resources. [Includes Water Use Classifications of Landscape Species (WUCOLS)]
Certified Landscape Irrigation Auditor; The Irrigation Association
Certified Irrigation Contractor Workbook; The Irrigation Association
Weather and Soil Moisture Based Landscape Irrigation Scheduling;
Technical Review Report; August 2006; US Dept of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Region
Drip Irrigation for Every Landscape and All Climates; Robert Kourik
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LANDSCAPE/HORTICULTURAL ORGANIZATION RESOURCES Association of Professional Landscape Designers (APLD) www.apld.org California Landscape Contractors Association www.clca.org California Native Plant Society (CNPS) www.cnps.org Cactus and Succulent Society of America (CSSA) www.cssaine.org Free Green Exchange www.FreeGreenExchange.org Green Garden Group of LA www.g3LA.com Mediterranean Garden Society (MGS) www.MGS.org Pacific Horticulture [email protected] Rancho Santa Ana Botanical Garden (RSBG) www.RSBG.org Santa Barbara Botanical Garden www.SantaBarbaraBotanicalGarden.org Southern California Horticultural Society (SCHS) www.socahort.org Theodore Payne Foundation (TPF) www.theordorepayne.org
Office of Sustainability and the Environment
Watershed Management Section
200 Santa Monica Pier, Suite C
Santa Monica, CA 90401
(310) 458-8972 ext 2
