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Garden Wise Guys News
Learn about sustainable landscaping the fast, fun way. Join Santa Barbara landscape architects Owen Dell and Billy Goodnick as they host the popular sustainable landscaping sitcom Garden Wise Guys on...
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The Attack of the Designosaurs
Speaking of monsters (see “Garden Wise Guys” below), the time has come to talk of some of the design practices that ought to go the way of the Stegosaurus. Just as this ancient dinosaur became extinct...
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Kobe Mulch: Artisanal, Local, Sustainable
Kobe Mulch: Artisanal, Local, Sustainable The refined estates of the Santa Barbara area are set to become the latest beneficiary of the Kobe Mulch craze that’s suddenly sweeping America. Modeled on...
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Roll Out the Rain Barrels?
Rain barrels are the de rigueur item for urban eco-hipsters these days. They’re sold in every garden catalog, subsidized or given away by water districts, and touted by virtually every garden expert in...
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Here’s an important bit of advice that you will not see anywhere else. It could make all the difference in the success of your landscaping and in your water conservation efforts. Conventional wisdom in...
View ArticleLocal Man Reconnects With Nature on Facebook
[Friends: I know this doesn't have a lot to do with landscaping, but it's such a moving story that I thought I should share it with you. Enjoy and be inspired. OD] A Santa Barbara resident credits...
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Beyond Sustainable Landscapes
APEX PREDATOR My March, 2011 post on rain barrels has generated a great deal of discussion both here on the blog and elsewhere. It seems to have gone viral and has been showing up all over the place....
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A Sustainable Alternative to Power Leaf Blowers
My dear friend and colleague, landscape contractor Ken Foster of Terra Nova Ecological Landscaping in Santa Cruz, California, has been one of the few brave landscape professionals to speak out against...
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New Product Highlight: Planting Holes
As any gardener is well aware, one of the most labor-intensive and difficult jobs in landscaping is digging holes. Now, after years of research and testing at the legendary Etaoin Shrdlu Sustainable...
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Great New Service from Owen Dell and Associates!
April 1, 2014 Owen Dell and Associates, LLC is pleased to announce our new PlantTechSupport™ program for plants. Unlike anything else in the industry, we will now offer complete on-line support for...
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