rick9162Aug 43 minElder Creek Said No to Organic Fertilizers a Long Time Ago.Elder Creek said no to organic fertilizers back in 2010. Actually, we say no to all fertilizers wherever possible and use organics for...
rick9162Jul 31 minWhere are you on the spectrum of concern for the climate?While I don’t spend much time discussing whether climate change is real, I do spend a lot of time in discussions with varying viewpoints...
rick9162Jun 233 minShould We Claim Existing Carbon Assets as our Own?What is the moral and practical stance on claiming existing sequestration assets when developing a new project? This is a hotly debated...
rick9162Jun 232 min3 Critical Stages in the Growth of Your Gardens What can i expect once my contractor finishes installing our gardens? The day your landscape is finished, the plantings will look more...
rick9162Jun 32 minYou finally finished the install! What to expect next. Congratulations! You finally wrapped up the journey of construction. It can feel long and arduous for some of our clients and exciting...
rick9162Jun 34 minPrecision vs. Accuracyprecision accuracy; exactness: the degree of refinement with which an operation is performed accuracy the condition or quality of being...
rick9162Jun 32 minYou're landscape isn't Carbon Balanced, you say?So your landscape isn't carbon balanced? It isn't even balancing out in the next 10 years? All I can say is, Welcome to the party!...
rick9162May 122 minSucculents and Sagebrush, The Future of Sonoma County landscapes?At last fall's ASLA Conference in San Francisco, I was lucky enough to share a table with a grad student committed to carbon solutions...
rick9162May 123 minCan i really have a carbon negative landscape? and a pool? and concrete patios, and everything else.Probably Not at least not in any reasonable timeline. The truth of the matter is that many of our lifestyle choices and many of the...