

The City of Santa Rosa does not endorse specific individuals or companies, but we can suggest that you look at the following professional certification groups for landscape professionals to hire: Remember to get pre-qualified for your landscape rebate before starting work. Once you’ve decided to start a garden project, you may need landscape professionals to help you with the design, installation and maintenance. Zero Waste Sonoma offers a rebate of 10% of the cost of compost and mulch up to $25,000.
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Find more detailed step-by-step descriptions and videos on how to sheet mulch, as well as other helpful sheet mulching resources, at the Lawn to Garden website. Sheet mulching is the recommended way to get rid of lawn because it is easy, inexpensive and helps the soil stay healthy while still removing the lawn and keeping sod out of the landfill as green waste. Plant larger plants before you begin and sheet mulch around them, and plant smaller plants after you begin by cutting holes directly in the cardboard to reach the soil. To properly sheet mulch, place a layer of cardboard directly on top of your existing lawn, which decomposes in place, then add a layer of compost on top of the cardboard, followed by a layer of arbor mulch. Sheet mulching is a simple, affordable, and sustainable way to convert your lawn to a garden using layers of cardboard, compost, and mulch. Explore the tour to learn about the plants, sustainable features, and garden sup Done Editingpliers utilized for each garden.

The tour features gardens at homes, HOAs, and non-residential properties that utilize sustainable landscaping practices in Sonoma and Marin Counties. Looking for WaterSmart landscape inspiration? Check out the gardens featured in the Eco-Friendly Garden Tour put on by the Sonoma-Marin Saving Water Partnership. They will also provide a basic site-specific sketch that shows what your future garden will be. They offer how- to information about lawn conversion, converting sprinklers to drip irrigation, and choosing appropriate drought-tolerant plants. While at your house, the Master Gardeners can provide you with a variety of information needed to create a successful garden. The Master Gardeners of Sonoma County offer a free consultation to any Sonoma County resident about their garden.

Each landscape design is ready to permit and complies with the Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance. The FREE Landscape Design Templates, originally created for the Fire rebuild, but available to anyone, include eight scalable front yard designs that fit landscapes up to 2,500 square feet.
