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MARCH 2014
CALIFORNIA LANDSCAPE CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION San Diego Chapter
SAVE THE DATE!
March 20 Educational Workshop:
Facebook Like a Pro Page 5
IN THIS ISSUE:
San Diego Chapter Kicks Off New
Year with Fun and Games Page 2
Show You’re a Professional. Enter
Chapter Awards Page 5
Members from the Past: Thom
Maxwell-Miller Page 7
Water Updates Page 9
OFFSHOOT
PO Box 7
Pollock Pines, CA 95726
PRSRT STD
US POSTAGE
PAID
SAN DIEGO, CA
PERMIT #2223
Sponsor Profile: KRC Rock Page 11
CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED
Upcoming G3 Workshops Page 10
San Diego Chapter Kicks Off
New Year with Fun and Games!
On February 20, members and family of the CLCA San Diego Chapter
kicked off the new year at North County Tavern and Bowl enjoying
billiards, bowling and boisterous networking.
Above: Lawrence
O’Leary, Doug
Chilton and Loren
Godes of HydroScape.
At right: The crew
from KRC Rock.
Below: Tulio Sibrian, Kristen and Cecilia from Green
Valley Landscape.
Above: Stacey Sturnot of ValleyCrest with
her son.
Below: Riki of TOR Insurance, a represenative from Benchmark, Harry Funk of Imperial Sprinkler, and Kyle.
At left: Brenda Pyle
and Terry Mason.
Below left: Cecilia
and Marizza, Green
Valley Landscape.
Below middle: Craig
Mohns and Donette
Lamson.
Below right: Maureen
and friend from
Hydro-Plant.
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CLCA San Diego Chapter • March 2014
Thank You to Our 2014 Sponsors!
PLATINUM SPONSORS
Recognition in The Offshoot on the chapter website and at all chapter events. Foursome at the Golf Tournament; two complimentary tickets to: KickOff Dinner, Beautification Awards Ceremony, four tickets to the Holiday Dinner; and a plaque sponsorship for the Beautification Awards.
www.dmcolorexpress.net
www.imperialsprinklersupply.com
www.hydroscape.com
Natural Stone & Boulder
www.krcrock.com
www.simplot.com/turf/partners
GOLD SPONSORS
Recognition in The Offshoot on the chapter website and at all chapter events. Two complimentary tickets to: Kick-Off Dinner, Golf Tournament,
Beautification Awards Ceremony, and Holiday Dinner; and a plaque sponsorship for the Beautification Awards.
www.agriserviceinc.com
www.tplandscape.com
www.asla-sandiego.org
www.ewing1.com
www.hunterindustries.com
www.fxl.com
DIAMOND SPONSORS
Recognition in The Offshoot on the chapter website and at all chapter events. Two complimentary tickets to: Beautification Awards Ceremony, one
complimentary ticket to the Kick-Off Dinner, Golf Tournament and Holiday Dinner; and a plaque sponsorship for the Beautification Awards.
www.sod.com
www.lcisinc.com
www.johndeerelandscapes.com
San Diego County
Water Authority
www.sdcwa.org
www.simplot.com/turf_horticulture/best
www.bobcatsouthwest.com
www.horizononline.com
www.swbrock.com
www.rainbird.com
www.hawthornecat.com
www.evergreennursery.com
www.benchmarklandscape.com
EMERALD SPONSORS
Recognition in The Offshoot on the chapter website and at all chapter events. Two complimentary tickets to: Beautification Awards Ceremony and
Holiday Dinner.
Grangetto’s Farm & Garden Supply
The Toro Company
The Brickman Group
HydroPlant Hydroseeding, Inc.
Green Valley Landscape Maintenance
RUBY SPONSORS
Recognition in The Offshoot on the chapter website and at all chapter events. Two complimentary tickets to: Kick-Off Dinner.
Blue Skies Landscape Maintenance
Columbine Landscape
Heaviland Enterprises
Mark Schroeder & Company
Nature Designs Landscaping
RCP Block & Brick
CLCA San Diego Chapter • March 2014
Village Nurseries
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2014 San Diego
Chapter Officers
2014 CLCA State
Executive Board
PRESIDENT
LAWRENCE O’LEARY
PRESIDENT
Chuck Carr
(805) 732-3705
Hydro-Scape Products
[email protected]
PRESIDENT ELECT
Javier Lesaca
(661) 836-0229
PRESIDENT ELECT
OPEN
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Frank Niccoli
(650) 592-9440
(858) 560-1600
VICE PRESIDENTS
MIKE SALCEANU
(619) 322-2664
Landscapes USA
[email protected]
MIMI CORTES
(760) 633-2200
Tierra Verde Resources Inc.
[email protected]
JANET POZZUOLI-VALLIN (858) 487-8639
Belle Terre Landscapes
[email protected]
DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION
Aaron Huxley
(408) 824-0181
DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP
James Walker
(650) 333-2021
DIR. OF RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Shari Collins
(805) 517-1971
(858) 201-1093
Valley Crest Tree Company
[email protected]
(858) 279-7661
Fax (858) 279-1304
SECRETARY
JERRIE BEARD
(530) 621-1701
Beard & Associates
Fax (530) 621-2043
[email protected]
AM REPRESENTATIVE
LOREN GODES
(858) 522-1175
Hydro-Scape Products FAX (858) 292-7747
[email protected]
CLCA Headquarters
1491 River Park Drive, Ste. 100
Sacramento CA 95815-8899
(916) 830-2780 • (800) 448-2522
(916) 830-2788 Fax
email: [email protected]
ON THE COVER:
The McClelland Residence by Torrey Pines
Landscape Co., winner of the Residential
Maintenance category at the CLCA State Trophy
Awards at the chapter awards program held in June
2013.
The CLCA San Diego Chapter newsletter is published monthly. Copy and advertising deadlines
are the 10th of the month preceding publication.
Please send all typewritten copy, black and white
photos, line art and ad materials to: Jerrie Beard
& Associates, PO Box 7, Pollock Pines, CA
95726. Emailed submissions also welcome at
[email protected]. For information on
advertising and rates, contact Jerrie Beard at
(530) 621-1701.
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DIRECTOR OF EVENTS
Eric Briner
(559) 453-2539
(909) 802-9672
STACEY STURNOT
Mark Schroeder & Co.,
[email protected]
DIRECTOR OF CHAPTER SERVICES
Richard Sheffield
(661) 245-1147
DIRECTOR OF LEGISLATION
Pete Dufau, CLT
(805) 642-1239
Wilbur-Ellis Company
[email protected]
MARCH 11
CALENDAR
OF EVENTS
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
Jessica Centeno
(310) 768-4089
Fax (858) 487-0689
DONETTE LAMSON
TREASURER
SANDRA GROW
SECRETARY/TREASURER
Ted Sandrowski
(530) 345-6101
ATTENTION: Policy regarding RSVPs for
events: If you RSVP for an event and are unable
to attend, you must cancel your reservation at
least 24 hours prior to the event, or you’ll be
invoiced for the reservation.
CO-DIRECTOR CHAPTER PRESIDENTS
COUNCIL SOUTH
Steve Beckstrom
(714) 379-1140
CO-DIRECTOR CHAPTER PRESIDENTS
COUNCIL NORTH
Tim Hendricks
(800) 891-7710
San Diego General Chapter Meeting*. Coco’s,
16759 Bernardo Ctr. Dr., Rancho Bernardo. 8:45
a.m. breakfast and networking, 9:15 a.m.
meeting. $5 donation for breakfast encouraged.
All welcome.
MARCH 14
Bioswale training event. 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., followed by a social
hour from 5 - 6 p.m. Learn about the County and City of San
Diego’s newest design requirements for Bioswales and Detention
Basins, about how to design, build and maintain successful
Bioretention areas and more. Case studies will be analyzed by a
panel of experts. Design Center Z-102, Mesa Community College,
7250 Mesa College Drive, San Diego. Register online at
www.brownpapertickets.com/event/581462 .
MARCH 20
Educational event: FaceBook Like the Pros: Using Social Media to
Grow Your Business. 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Classroom at Hunter
Industries, 1940 Diamond St., San Marcos. See info at right.
APRIL 4
ASSOCIATE MEMBER DIRECTOR
John Hernandez
(626) 965-5015
Landscape Industry Certified Written Test. Cuyamaca College. Visit
www.clca.org/water-pro/ for information and to register.
San Diego Chapter Presidents
APRIL 5
Past chapter presidents of the San Diego chapter.
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986
1982
1979
1978
1970
Lawrence O’Leary
Sharon May
Sharon May
Diane Downey
Sandra Grow
Craig Mohns
Loren Godes
Harry Funk
Mark Sterk
Ken O’Haver
Jerry Sebby
Steve Jacobs
Tom Heaviland
Alan Stockton
Pete Navarro
Bill Schnetz
John Mohns
John Mohns
Brian Maynard
Ron Heaviland
Steven Smith
Lynda Wightman
Ciro Delgadillo
John Binkele
Glenn Wilhite
Jon Ewing
Tom Ewing
Thom Maxwell-Miller
Gary Weems
Gary Weems
Joseph Kono
Keith Wilhite
Landscape Industry Certified Field Test. Cuyamaca College. Visit
www.clca.org/water-pro/ for information and to register.
APRIL 8
San Diego General Chapter Meeting*. Coco’s, 16759 Bernardo Ctr.
Dr., Rancho Bernardo. 8:45 a.m. breakfast and networking, 9:15
a.m. meeting. $5 donation for breakfast encouraged. All welcome.
APRIL 15
CLCA San Diego Chapter Beautification Awards entry forms due.
To download the entry form, visit
www.clcasandiego.org/download/CLCA_sd_entry_2014_Web.pdf
APRIL 24
Educational Event: Color and Water-Conscious Fertilizers. 4:00 to
6:00 p.m. DM Color Express, 4343 Carmel Valley Rd., San Diego,
CA 92130. We will be reviewing plants, pest and rodent control,
and and the use of pesticides -- both organic and non-organic.
MAY 13
San Diego General Chapter Meeting*. Coco’s, 16759 Bernardo Ctr.
Dr., Rancho Bernardo. 8:45 a.m. breakfast and networking, 9:15
a.m. meeting. $5 donation for breakfast encouraged. All welcome.
MAY 5-9
Beautification Awards Judging. Visit the chapter website at
www.clcasandiego.org 2 days prior for the judging schedule.
*San Diego General Chapter Meeting - Formerly the monthly board
meeting, open to all members.
Visit www.clcasandiego.org for up to date calendar listings.
CLCA San Diego Chapter • March 2014
CLCA San Diego Chapter Beautification Awards:
Make a Statement About Your
Professionalism. Enter Today.
March 20: Educational Offering
Facebook Like the Pros
Using Social Media to
Grow Your Business
Social engagement. Cover photos. Posts,
Likes. Promoting posts. Facebook ads. Are
you overwhelmed by the task of making
your business “social?”
Join the CLCA San Diego Chapter on
March 20, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at Hunter
Industries, 1940 Diamond St. in San
Marcos for an informative educational
session on using social media to grow your
business.
This interactive seminar will show you
ways to grow your business on Facebook
and SAVE TIME! You’ll learn everything
you need to know about setting up your
Facebook page and tidbits on other forms
of social media. Bring your laptop or tablet
to work on your Facebook presence as you
learn. A light dinner and beverages will be
provided.
The instructor is Michael Hooper, who
has been in Marketing and Sales for over
12 years helping businesses thrive.
Watch your email and our website for
more information and a link to register.
What better way to show your company
provides top of the line, professional
service than having “award winning
landscape contractor” on your marketing
materials. It could happen if you enter
your best projects in the 2014 San Diego
Chapter Beautification Awards!
We encourage everyone to participate,
whether you have entered in the past or
have never participated in the event.
Your work is important and deserves to
be recognized!
The chapter retains a PR firm to
promote the winners in the local media
and has garnered a lot of press in the past
few years. Promote yourself as a CLCA
award winning company to current and
prospective clients, on your website and
in other promotional materials. And,
don’t forget to hang those award plaques
in a prominent place in your office.
Entering the awards also shows your
clients that you are confident of your
work and provide a quality product.
Share with your clients that you will be
entering their project. This may motivate
them to embrace enhancements that will
improve the appearance of the project.
The awards are great for employee
morale and provide an incentive for your
employees to do their best.
Join us at the Awards Banquet in June.
It’s always a great party, an excellent
opportunity to meet colleagues and see
what your peers have been up to.
Entry forms are now available on the
chapter website www.clcasandiego.org
(or directly at http://bit.ly/1hTZ8bU).
Entries are due Tuesday, April 15, 5 p.m.
Judging will take place May 5-9, and the
awards
presentation will be in late
June. Don’t miss it!
Delivering Unsurpassed Quality, Selection and Service
Jim Muncill . . . . . [email protected] . . . .(702) 400-2397
Karen Hill . . . . . . [email protected] . . . . . . .(619) 654-9729
Rene Hieshetter . [email protected] . .(619) 654-9724
www.villagenurseries.com
CLCA San Diego Chapter • March 2014
www.sod.com
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I’ve Got a Feeling...
Lawrence O’Leary, HydroScape Products Inc.
CLCA San Diego Chapter President
...deep down inside, I need to explain a
couple of things.
First, it hasn’t rained in southern CA
for a spell. I’ll address my drought take in
this column – see at right. Second, the
San Diego chapter is dynamic and isn’t
anything close to a good ol’ boys club.
Following is a (reminder) list of our Board
members and Committee folks. You tell
me if this is the CLCA of years gone by….
•Stacey Sturnot, Valley Crest Company –
Events and President Elect
•Mimi Cortez, Tierra Verde Resources,
Inc. – Legislation and State Legislation
assistance
•Janet Pozzuoli-Vallin, Belle-Terre
Landscape – Education Events
•Donette Lamson, Wilbur Ellis, Inc. –
Membership
•Michael Salceanu, Landscapes USA –
Resources
•Lawrence O’Leary, Hydro-Scape –
President
•Sandra Grow, Mark Schroder Company,
Inc. – Treasurer
•Jerrie Beard, Beard & Associates –
Secretary
•Amy Conrad, Conrad Public Relations –
Communications
•Loren Godes, HydroScape – AMO
Keep active, stay alert and be a part.
‘Cause things change. And an organization
of like-minded people is a safety net.
Good ol’ boys still welcome (I am one!).
Landscape Boulder
Pavers, Flagstone
Aggregates
Building Stone
River Rock
Pebbles, Cobble
Colored Deco Gravel
Stone Fountains
Retaining Wall Systems
Stone Tile
Thin Veneer Stone
Coronado® Stone
2014 DROUGHT AND YOUR
CLIENT’S LANDSCAPES: A Message
from the Chapter President
What lies ahead for precipitation in
California and the West is anyone’s guess,
but be assured we are in a very good
water available position in SoCal. Yes, I
said we are in good shape when it comes
to 2014 availability – but I said nothing
about increased costs and political
actions.
THE FACTS - San Diego County Water
Authority and Metropolitan Water District
have water stored for the southland. A
majority of our water comes from the
Colorado River and that water source is at
90% of normal. Our second (and
expanding) is local sources. Last in line is
water from northern CA.
THE WARNING - We are in a good
water position, unless the politicians force
our hand. Savvy environmental groups
had the media’s attention providing some
acceptable facts as well as some
misinformation. Misinformation is what
generally threatens and attacks our
industry and your clients’ desires.
THE ACTION - Governor Brown says
to reduce water use by 20% voluntarily
via www.saveourh2o.org. Suggestion Skip that one directive. For a comprehensive water saving plan, continue to do
what you have been doing to reduce our
water immensely over the last 10 years;
Serving since 1984
Stone & Boulder
San Marcos • Poway • Lakeside
1-800-KRC-ROCK
www.KRCRock.com
Your One-Stop Stone & Masonry Headquarters
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install smart controllers and improved
nozzles, conduct appropriate retrofits and
plant material changes. Also, check out
www.watersmart.org/residential-guide
presented by our SDCWA and developed
by some astute folks like you.
CLCA STAYS AHEAD OF THE
CURVE. Don’t forget what CLCA offers employee certification (CLT) and Water
Manager Certification.
NEXT STEPS IN SAN DIEGO – The
Events Committee is arranging educational
events to strengthen our ability to do more
to save more in case we are headed for a
place with less water. This is called being
proactive. Pay attention to the Offshoot
and your Inbox.
Two ideas are presentations on water
conservation beyond irrigation controllers
and sprinkler heads. Consider those
mechanical methods to water conservation.
Being planned are Biological and Chemical
Water Conservation Methods.
The second is free hands-on training
for your irrigation lead people. The focus
is how to program the smart controllers
that require accurate data input before
programming can start. Can you think of a
better way to bring entry-level landscape
workers to a Water Manager “living
wage?” Landscape has an answer to a
problem again.
Oh Yeah. This just in……..The Chapter
is interviewing for a Treasurer. Sandra is
active in new things and has submitted
her resignation. She has been unselfishly
reliable for our chapter in many Board
positions including chapter president. I
have some names, but hey, if you are
interested in keeping our books, let me
know. We do pay a stipend for several
hours a week.
(1-800-572-7625)
Brett Hill
(951) 972-2504
(800) 233-5254
P.O. Box 709
30932 Palm Ave.
Nuevo, CA 92567
www.agsod.com
Growers of Quality Fescue & Bermuda Sod
CLCA San Diego Chapter • March 2014
Meet Members from the Past
Thom Maxwell-Miller Brought Substance
to Chapter Beautification Awards
By Jerrie Beard with Jon Ewing
Over the years, the efforts of many of our
members have greatly contributed to the
chapter, how the landscape industry is
perceived, and professionalism in the
industry. One such leader is Thom
Maxwell-Miller. Thom’s contributions in
the 1980’s and 1990’s greatly impacted the
chapter and the industry in San Diego.
Thom joined the CLCA in 1979 and
became actively involved with the San
Diego chapter board. He and his wife,
Garnelle, were instrumental in reinvigorating the San Diego Chapter in the
mid-1980’s. He served as San Diego
Chapter President in 1986 and presided
over a shift in chapter activities, political
presence, and membership growth.
Thom’s company at the time, Ecosystems Imagery, was a very successful
landscape construction and design build
firm. Their work consisted of high-end
custom residential and custom botanical
work, including construction of several of
the exhibits at the San Diego Zoo. His
professionalism and attention to detail in
the construction of projects such as the
Golden Monkey Exhibit and Tiger River at
the Zoo earned the firm awards at the
local, state and national level. He brought
this attitude to CLCA and worked to
promote professionalism within the
landscape industry.
In 1984 and 1985, Thom chaired the
San Diego Chapter Beautification Awards
committee. Prior to that, interest in the
program had been declining. Through his
efforts, awareness and interest in the
awards increased to the point where the
local program rivals the state’s in the
quality of entries received. Under his
guidance, the program took on a new
approach, becoming a gala event, which
typically receives media coverage in local
publications.
FILTER
EH-12 HEAD
Together with companies such as
Springtime Growers, Landtrends, Kimo’s
Landscaping, Hunter Industries and
Hydro-Plant, Thom encouraged chapter
involvement and member recruitment. He
also influenced the chapter’s involvement
with water policy and political affairs of
interest to the landscape industry.
In addition, Thom became involved in
CLCA at the state level, serving as Vice
President on CLCA’s Executive Board. In
this position he acted as a liaison between
CLCA, ASLA and ALCA (later to become
known as PLANET), and oversaw the
committees on licensing and special
licensing, a project he worked on for
many years.
Maxwell-Miller is currently a Senior
Project Manager for Park West Companies
in Newport Beach and also provides
management consulting in planning and
entitlement, landscape architecture,
environmental and habitat assessment,
ecological restoration, resource
management, civil engineering, and
historic and cultural preservation.
EH-12 EMITTER
A BETTER IDEA BY DESIGN
A logical idea - Drip irrigation in a head
- twelve individual pressure compensating outlets. The patented filter is built
right into the unit, and good filtration is
what makes drip work.
Drip irrigation designed for landscape - not adapted to it. Call or write
for more information.
10910 Wheatlands Ave.
Santee, CA 92071
619 562-3100, 800 77OLSON
FAX: 619 562-2724
CLCA San Diego Chapter • March 2014
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CLCA San Diego
20+ Year Members
Thank You to these San Diego Members for
their continued support for over 20 years,
and to our Life Members for at least 25
Years of Continuous Membership (bolded)
Am-Sod, Inc. • Arisocrat Landscape Maintenance
Takendo Arii • Beard & Associates
Benchmark Landscape Inc.• Brickman Group LLC
Blue Skies Landscape Maint. • Cuyamaca College
Daniel’s Landscape • Ewing Irrigation Products
Futaba Landscape • Steve George
Green Horizons Landscape & Maint.
Holmes Landscape Co. • Hunter Industries
Hydro-Plant Inc. • Hydrosprout Inc.
Hydro-Scape Products Inc. J.M.D. Landscape Inc.
KRC Rock Inc. • Kimo’s Landscaping
Landscape Progressions Inc. • Landscapes West
Lanskers LS Design • Alfred Lehmann
H.D. Lehmann Inc. • E. Leslie’s Landscape
Mark Schroeder & Co., Inc. • John Mohns
Nature Designs Landscaping
New Way LS & Tree Srvc. • Olson Irrigation
Pacific Sod • Palmatier Custom Landscape
Parsons Designscapes • Kim Rusing
San Diego Scape & Maint.
Schnetz Landscape Inc. • Shasta Landscaping
Southland Sod Farms • Southwestern College
Steven Smith LS Inc. • Sunlite Landscape Inc.
Van Slyke Landscape Inc. • VerdeScape Inc.
Village Nurseries • V.I.T. Products Inc.
Western Tree Service • Yasuda Tree Nursery
Gary Weems • Keith Wilhite • Glenn Wilhite
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Welcome New Members
Please join us in welcoming the
following new members to our chapter.
• Jaime Morales, Student
8326 Mesa View Way, Spring Valley
619/479-0979
• Jose Rodriguez, Student
225 Orange Ae., #5, Coronado
619/872-8189
• Mike Hogan
San Diego Zoo Safari Park
15500 San Pasqual Valley Rd.
Escondido • (760) 738-5054
CLCA San Diego Chapter
Member Standings
Congratulations to these member
companies for reaching another
membership milestone.
22 Year Members
Jose Diaz, J.M.D. Landscape Inc.
18 Year Members
Peter Trent, North County Yard Care
Julian Ramirez, Julian’s Landscape Inc.
17 Year Members
Mark Sterk, Columbine Landscape Inc.
11 Year Members
Jay Roberts, Elite Landscape Development
CLCA Member Benefits:
•Internet Contractor Search
•Human Resources Hotline
•Legal Forms and Contracts
•Legal Hotline •Knowledge Bank
•Peer Consulting •Staff Experts
•Job Bank •Supplier Material Search
•Professional Development Seminars
•Credit Card Processing
•Group Insurance
•Certification Programs
clca.org/member/member_home.php
CLCA San Diego Chapter • March 2014
10 Year Members
Tom Lewis, Tierra Verde Resources Inc.
Greg Vasilieff, Western Gardens LS Inc.
6 Year Members
Jorge Sanchez, Watersedge Landscape Inc.
4 Year Members
Michelle Curtis, Helix Water District
3 Year Members
Sue Willis, Shibui Landscape Inc.
2 Year Members
Daniel DiMento, Buena Vista Landscaping
Water Updates
Water Conservation
Incentives:
As we head into the warmer spring and
summer months, it’s time to double down
on water conservation in the landscape.
The City of San Diego, local and regional
water districts are offering several
incentives to make landscapes and
outdoor irrigation systems more water
efficient. Some of these include:
•Turf Replacement Rebates: San Diego
County Water Authority is offering a
$1.50 per square foot rebate to replace
non-essential lawn areas with water
thrifty landscaping. For details:
http://turfreplacement.watersmartsd.org/.
•Residential and Commercial Rebates:
Metropolitan Water District of Southern
California offers rebates on many water
efficient device upgrades, including rain
barrels, high efficiency washing
machines, high efficiency toilets,
efficient landscape irrigation equipment
and more. www.socalwatersmart.com/.
•San Dieguito Water District Customers:
Single family and mulit-family
residential customers of SDWD are
eligible for the Free Sprinkler Nozzles
program. Small properties are entitled to
up to 25 Toro Precision pressure
compensating nozzles; large properties,
may be eligible for up to 100 free
nozzles. Check the instructions on line at
www.freesprinklernozzles.com.
•Soil Moisture Sensing System from
SoCal WaterSmart. Soil Moisture
Sensors measure the moisture in the soil
before each scheduled irrigation event,
and the irrigation controller bypasses the
scheduled run cycle if the soil moisture
is above a certain threshold. SoCal
Water$mart eligible soil moisture sensor
systems must include a sensor and a
calibrator and an irrigation controller.
Rebates start at $80. http://bit.ly/1o9rEE1
•California-Friendly Landscape Contest.
Have you installed or do you maintain a
water efficient residential landscape that
you are particularly proud of? Maybe
this is the year to enter it in the
California Friendly Landscape contest
sponsored by local water agencies. All
residential projects must be a customer
of one of the participating water agencies
listed here:
California American Water
City of Escondido
City of Oceanside
City of San Diego
Helix Water District
Olivenhain MWD
Otay Water District
Padre Dam MWD
San Dieguito Water District
Santa Fe Irrigation District
Sweetwater Authority
Vallecitos Water District
Vista Irrigation District
Overall water efficiency in the landscape
will be evaluated to determine the winner.
The deadline for submission is April 7,
2014. A winner from each participating
District will be awarded a $250 gift
certificate. The award ceremony will be
held on Saturday, May 17 at Cuyamaca
College’s Water Conservation Garden. For
more information and entry forms, visit
www.landscapecontest.com.
www.westcoastturf.com
CLCA San Diego Chapter • March 2014
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To ZD or Not to ZD
FX Luminaire’s ZD product line increases customizable landscape
lighting options.
By Robert Romo, Ewing Irrigation
Integrating lighting fixtures into landscapes can lead to huge profits. It’s also
exciting to install and customize systems,
since no lighting project is ever really the
same. You can customize a landscape in
numerous ways. Daytime and nighttime
focal points are showcased, walkways and
drives are enhanced, and you can bring
warmth and life to an otherwise boring
and ordinary landscapes. But how can the
installation process get any better? LED
technology offers several options.
The world of lighting changed
dramatically when LEDs were introduced,
Gardens Will Change the World.
G3 Training Workshops Set for April
Submitted by Diane Downey
The Green Gardens Group (G3) is a forprofit California LLC providing
landscape-based solutions to solve
environmental problems. Working with
policy makers, landscape professionals
and members of the surrounding
community, G3 builds teams of qualified
professionals to develop education,
outreach and consulting programs, build
sustainable green careers, and energize
communities to protect and restore urban
watersheds.
G3’s mission is to build a Community
of trained people who can create gardens
that nurture and respect our natural
resources and foster an economic
environment that supports urban
watershed transformation. We utilize a
holistic, watershed wise hands-on
approach to winning the hearts, minds,
and actions of all stakeholders in an
Urban Water Management Plan.
G3 empowers its Network through
Education, Consulting, Design, and
Activism. G3 trains and deploys
regionally-distributed teams of Associates,
Founding Members, Certified Professionals, and Qualified Trainers to work
with Program Partners and the
surrounding Community of homeowners,
policy makers, and landscape
professionals. G3 develops curriculum,
handbooks, workshops, and other
materials and strategies for connecting
people to the natural world and creating
green workforce opportunities to change
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their lives.
On April 8, G3 will be presenting a
workshop on the core concepts of
sustainable landscapes. This one day Core
Concepts Workshop covers the essential
mathematics and science principles of
sustainable landscapes. This class is the
pre-requisite for all G3 training. All
materials and food (organic breakfast,
lunch and snacks) are included in the
registration fee. This workshop is open to
anyone with a San Diego zip code.
Register online at: http://bit.ly/1c5Xbad .
On April 9 and 10, G3 will present a
Communications Workshop. This two day
training is designed to connect you with
your personal passion for environmental
issues and turn that passion into profit by
teaching for G3 or simply by improving
your ability to motivate people to make
changes in their landscapes.
G3’s Communication Workshop is the
second step toward becoming a Qualified
Trainer for G3. If you give presentations or
sell your services for a living, this
workshop is for you! Tap into your
passion to become a more confident and
compelling advocate for yourself and the
environment! Attendance for this special
workshop is limited to people with a San
Diego County zip code only.
All materials and food (organic
breakfast, lunch and snacks) are included
in the registration fee. Register online at
http://bit.ly/1jyhfl5 .
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especially in the landscape industry.
Professionals no longer have to worry as
much about having to balance the number
of fixtures on one run. You can now just
lay down the wire and install the fixtures
“daisy chain” style, reducing the amount
of wire purchased. You can also install
many more fixtures on one single run due
to the decreased wattage draw of LEDs,
which saves unnecessary expenses on
larger or multiple transformers. But wait,
there’s more!
In 2012, FX Luminaire’s line of lights
rolled out a revolutionary product that
was never before seen. They came out
with a line of LED lighting fixtures, with
ZD (zoning and dimming) technology and
the Luxor ZD controller. Each individual
fixture can now have its own address and
percentage setting from 0 to 100 on the
light output brightness scale. They can be
zoned, or grouped together to create
different themes in the landscape.
So you can now create a romantic
setting around the hot tub or create a
party theme to light up the activity area of
a property. You can lower the brightness
and increase the intensity of any area you
feel needs to be flooded with light. FX
Luminaire’s LED line also comes
prepacked with four different color filters
to create different moods that can be
customized throughout the landscape. The
options are endless.
The thought of changing out an area of
your landscape to be illuminated is no
longer limited to one fixed style. Different
days call for different moods, and
everyone can appreciate a little flexibility,
especially if you spent thousands of
dollars creating your own perfect
backyard utopia. There is much more to
come from FX Luminaire, and I choose
them as a partner in my own landscape.
How about you?
Robert Romo is the manager of Ewing’s
West Los Angeles branch, located at 2327
Federal Ave., and can be reached at
310.479.9533 or [email protected].
Robert is a board member for the CLCA
Pacific Coast Chapter.
Platinum Sponsor Profiles
Each month, we will highlight the businesses who have commited to sponsor
our chapter at the highest level. We appreciate your support and encourage our
members to support the firms who support our chapter and its events.
In August of 1984 KRC Rock, (originally
known as KOR-ROCK), revolutionized the
landscape industry in Southern California
with the introduction of a unique boulder
delivery and placement system. The KR2500 crane-truck enabled the delivery and
precise placement of very large boulders by
one person operating the machine. This
ability has opened new vistas to landscape
architects, homeowners and contractors.
Additionally, KRC Rock began offering
an extensive inventory of rock and
boulders in a multitude of sizes, styles and
colors at their yard. This was an exciting
concept in 1984.
Over the last 30 years, KRC Rock has
kept pace with changing trends in
landscaping. The company continually
adds new varieties of natural and
manufactured stone to accommodate the
discerning tastes of a more adventurous
and creative customer base.
Today you can rely on the longevity of
KRC Rock’s experienced and enthusiastic
team to bring you the best variety,
selection, and inventory of natural stone
available. You’ll find landscape boulder,
various types of flagstones and tile
(including slate, sandstone, quartzite,
argillite, and schist), as well as a wide
variety of pavers, building stone, thin
veneer, river rock, beach pebbles, pond
kits, one-of-a-kind stone fountains, unique
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specialty stone, and stone cleaners and
sealers.
With their specialized delivery
capabilities and unparalleled service and
free Do It Yourself classes, KRC Rock will
help you achieve your vision from the
design stage to project completion.
Jerry Sebby, president of KRC Rock, has
been involved with the San Diego Chapter
of the CLCA since 1987, serving on the
board of directors and chairing many
events including the golf tournament and
awards program. He served as Chapter
President in 2003. Jerry has also been
involved with the Landscape Industry
Show at the state level.
Over the years, KRC Rock has
supported the chapter and the association
through sponsorship dollars and donations
of time or materials to chapter and home
show projects. For the past several years,
KRC Rock has hosted the Chapter’s popular
Rocktoberfest event in the outdoor kitchen
at their San Marcos location.
KRC Rock has three locations in San
Diego county: San Marcos, Poway and
Lakeside.
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