Landscape Management

California landscapes are often complex plant systems that provide a number of essential functional, environmental, recreational, and psychological benefits for urban residents. Information found here centers on providing sustainable approaches to planning and maintaining landscapes.

Fire Protection

Home Landscaping for Fire
The Comubstibility of Landscape Mulches
Sustainable and Fire-Safe Landscapes

Pruning

Pruning Spreading and Rounded Type Narrowleaf Evergreens
Pruning Trees
Pruning- General
Pruning Ground Covers
Pruning Vines
Pruning Broadleaf Shrubs
Pruning Hedges
Pruning Garden Roses
Pruning Conifers

Herbicides in Landscaping

Herbicides in Landscaping

Fertilizing Landscape Plants

Fertilizing Woody Plants
Fertilizing Palms

Mulches in the Landscape

Impact of Mulches on Landscape Plants
Mulch Water Retention