Bay-Friendly Gardening Guide: From Your Backyard to the Bay

This 70+ page guide is written for the home gardener  and provides how-to information , a design survey, profiles of East Bay gardens, and much more. Download as a PDF

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Bay-Friendly Landscaping Guidelines: Sustainable Practices for the Landscape Professional

This 62 page guide is written for the professional landscape industry as a way to provide an integrated approach to environmentally friendly landscaping. Download as a PDF

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Bay-Friendly Landscape Scorecard

The scorecard tracks and scores Bay-Friendly features incorporated into the design and construction of new landscapes. Download as a PDF.

For civic, commercial & multi-family landscapes

For new home landscapes

Bay-Friendly Rating Manuals 

These manuals are essentials tool to achieve a Bay-Friendly Rated Landscape. They are written for landscape design and construction professionals and Bay-Friendly Landscape Raters, as guides in describing and verifying the practices in the Bay-Friendly Landscape Scorecard.

For new civic, commercial & multi-family landscapes

For new homes

A Bay-Friendly Landscaping Guide to Grasscycling: Save Time, Save Money and Create Beautiful Lawns

A how-to for grasscycling that results in healthy, attractive turf, including tips from local landscapers and other Bay-Friendly Lawn care recommendations. Download as a PDF

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Una Guia Bay-Friendly Landscaping sobre Reciclar Pasto

Spanish-language version of A Bay-Friendly Landscaping Guide to Grasscycling Download as a PDF

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A Case Study: Grasscycling.

Provides an example of a local landscaper's success with grasscycling. Download as a PDF

A Bay-Friendly Landscaper's Guide to Mulch

Written for the landscape professional, this guide includes a breakdown of green waste mulch types and uses, and provides details and specifications for sheet mulching. Download as a PDF

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Una Guia Bay-Friendly Landscaping Sobre El Mantillo

Spanish-language version of A Bay-Friendly Landscaper's Guide to Mulch. Download as a PDF

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A Case Study: Mulch

Provides an example of a landscaper's success with chipping and reusing plant debris as mulch on the landscapes they maintain. Download as a PDF

Bay-Friendly Landscaping Guide to Recycled Content and Salvaged Materials 

Guide written for landscape professionals on how to add value, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and create attractive landscapes using salvaged and recycled-content materials in the landscape. Includes types and sources of materials as well as a section on using “urbanite”. Download as a PDF

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