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The Office of Sustainability and the Environment 

 

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Gardens & Landscaping

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phone: 310.458.2213
fax: 310.393.1279

environment@smgov.net
 

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Gardens & Landscaping

Landscaping accounts for 50 to 60% of residential water use.  However, it is possible to have a beautiful garden while saving substantial amounts of water, a precious resource.  California-friendly gardens are appropriate for our climate, they are esthetically beautiful and enhance your property value with requiring little water and maintenance.

The most important factors for making your Santa Monica garden water-efficient are getting control of your watering system, improving the efficiency of your watering equipment and Choosing appropriate plant materials.  Fill out an on-line
landscape information request form

                   

 

Sustainable Landscape Grant Program

 
Grant Information

Demonstration Gardens

 
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Santa Monica Public Landscape

 
Community Maintenance - Public Landscape Division

Getting control of your watering system

 
  Choosing a Control System
How Much / How Often

Choosing Plant Material

Improving the efficiency of your watering equipment

 

Landscape Rebates
Choosing Appropriate Watering Device

Maintenance / Troubleshooting
Irrigation Overspray

Professional Drip Irrigation Guidelines
Smart Irrigation Control Systems Info Sheet

Landscaping Resources

  Resource Sheets for Print
Tours & Workshops
Parkway Landscaping Guidelines

Water Waste Ordinances
Urban Runoff Information
Landscape Waste Management Information Sheet
Sustainable Landscape Professional Program
Sustainable Landscape Professional Program Application
Sustainable Landscape Professionals (contact info sheet)
  Landscape and Irrigation Requirements SMMC 8.108.060 subpart
Guidelines for the Design & Construction of Water-Efficient Irrigation Systems in the City of Santa Monica

WUCOLS – Water Use Classification of Landscape Species plant list
 
Equipment for converting sprinklers to drip:  
Rain Bird Control Zone Kits        

(520) 434-6200
Subsurface Watering Systems:
Surface-Flow                              
Evaporative Control Systems  
    

(949) 723-2888
(877) 608-2615
Weather-based controllers:
Aqua Conserve                           
WeatherSet                              
Weather-Trak                            
 
ETWater
                                     

(877) 922-2782
(818) 993-1449
(707) 769-9696
(415) 945-9383

 

 

This page was last modified on 12/11/2008

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