Dirt or Soil event brochure
Dirt or Soil?
A talk by Dave Phelps
May 17, 2016, Richmond CA
Presented by ReScape California and sponsored by StopWaste
Alameda HOA Replaces Lawn with Water-Saving Landscape
An HOA representing more than 400 homes responded to the drought by transforming a large lawn into a water-saving landscape.
Fremont Landscape Requirements
City of Fremont's Landscape Development Requirements & Policies (LDRP). Updated December 2015.
Alameda HOA Responds to Drought with Lawn-Free Landscape
The Casitas Alameda Homeowners Association, a community of more than 400 homes, used sheet mulch to replace a large swath of lawn with colorful, climate-appropriate plants. The new landscape is expected to use two-thirds less water than the lawn.
Convert Your Sprinkler System to Drip
This slideshow shows how to convert your lawn sprinklers to drip irrigation as part of a water-saving landscape.
Water Conservation Success in Hayward
Bay-Friendly landscaping along a five-mile stretch of Route 238 will save more than two million gallons of water annually.
Come help convert a lawn into a garden using sheet mulch, all in one day!
Come help convert a lawn into a garden using sheet mulch, all in one day!
Artificial Turf: Not a Sustainable Solution
Want to beat the drought and spruce up your property? Artificial turf is not the answer. Here are some problems with plastic grass:
- WASTE. If replacing lawn, for every acre of artificial turf installed, about 87 tons of existing grass and soil get hauled to the landfill. And when you're through with a synthetic lawn, landfilling is most often the only disposal option.
- WATER. Plastic grass needs to be cleaned periodically with water (and sometimes soaps or chemicals). And water may be needed to cool it down on hot days.
