Low Water Landscaping Projects
“It makes you wonder what the landowner was doing, in his decisions, and what his management team was doing,” Gore said. “Anybody who is in the wine business knows it ain’t 1970 no more; you don’t get to terraform.” https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/sonoma-county-winery-faces-record-172000-fine-for-alleged-vineyard-work-v/
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On May 9th, 2019 Press Releases announced the penalty for moving this native oak at $600,000. Article below. In landmark decision, judge upholds law protecting conservation land in Sonoma County
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Many details will need to be hashed out over the next few years based on the new Assembly Bill 1668 and Senate Bill 606. This article by Dawn Hodson of the Mountain Democrat Newspaper that we saw this morning for from our favorite source of both aggregated and original water news: Maven’s Notebook https://mavensnotebook.com/ We liked the candid insight and far reaching new policy implications regarding water rates, utility costs, ownership, and regional issues with El Dorado Irrigation District’s General Manager…
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Excellent story by Anthony Elgohassin & photos by Sam Tarling: https://explorepartsunknown.com/beirut/from-cannabis-to-cabernet/ Farmers here used to grow cannabis and opium poppies destined for the hash and heroin trade. Now, they grow grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Tempranillo, and more. Working together in the Cooperative Coteaux d’Heliopolis—or the “Heliopolis Cooperative,” inspired by the Hellenic name for Baalbek, a major nearby town—farmers in the area have been supplying grapes to Lebanon’s largest wineries since the early 2000s The Bekka Valley, Lebanon Clear use of drip irrigation…
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Private Residential, Los Altos, California 2014 Services provided include Consultation & Design for Demolition, Installation of Italian Cypress privacy screen, cedar posts & cable rail, extension of gas line to pre-fabricated firepit, gravel, and basalt column fountain on basin with autofloat connected to updated irrigation system. Previous Before Picture
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Residential Street Frontage, San Bruno, California 2014 1×6 Cedar Wood walls retain the area where a steep grass slope existed before. This plant palette focused on grasses, succulents, cacti, as well as some special feature Leucadendron’s and Leptospermum’s.
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Private Residential; Rocklin, California 2017 Hardscape, Planting & Lighting Design, Layout & Construction Consultation featuring one of our most drought tolerant landscapes yet, and room for creative planting & lighting design. New landscape walls feature veneer chosen by client, as well as formed and cast-in-place colored concrete cap with a bullnose face. Unique Brand LED wash lights on the new lawn, Led Uplights on the new olive and existing Japanese Maple, and a tree stake light 10′ off the ground…
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Private Residential, Grover Beach, California, Fall 2017 A Joint Venture with Leasure Concepts, this eccentric modernist project featured a complex geometric consisting of horizontal board 1×4 and 1×6 stained Redwood that also carried through to the spa, outdoor shower, benches, and the outdoor kitchen. The spa featured a large wood frame with cantilevered steps to enter, an eye level gas fire pan, and a fountain weir to a basin below. The overhead arbor had sleek, clean corners and serves as…
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Private Residential, Marina District, San Francisco, 2012 Services Provided: Design of Arbor, benches, planters, planting design, and construction consultation. This massive Ipe arbor with 6×6 posts was carefully installed to the new home with the appropriate stand-off ledger to preserve the weatherproofing of this newly built home just blocks from the Palace of Fine Arts. We added custom benches and cushions, and hid a propane tank for the fire table inside the corner. For other planters on top of an…
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Private Luxury Residential, Millbrae, California, 2015 Need the landscape of 1930’s Tudor Mansion planned, cost-estimated and coordination of the installation in less than three months for a critical deadline at one of the largest parcels of land in Millbrae? No problem, Low Water Landscapes can respond to critical situations. Need a plan of attack for 1,500 SF of synthetic turf, 900 SF of pavers, and 1,300 SF of new concrete walks and patios? How about $19,000 in privacy screen hedges,…
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