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Why We Need More Landscape Contractors
The landscaping industry is booming. While other industries are cutting jobs, landscaping has huge gaps that need to be filled with skilled workers. Beautiful outdoor spaces matter to homeowners and businesses. Without reliable, quality landscaping companies, those beautiful spaces are neglected and jobs go unfulfilled. Many young people hesitate to explore these opportunities, leaving gaps in the workforce. I've been wanting to write this for a while and now feels more urgen
Jesica Zebouah
Sep 45 min read
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Oh Deer...
We share the landscaping with many beautiful and important wildlife, and deer can be both adorable and particularly frustrating in the...
Jesica Zebouah
Jul 144 min read
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Some Favorite Winter Things
During the gray winter months, I really notice plants that provide pops of color. This holiday, several friends sent out a card that...
Jesica Zebouah
Jan 3, 20242 min read
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Retain and Contain (walls and edgers)
Landscapers think a lot about reshaping and leveling the land when planning a new project. We consider slopes, hills, humps, bumps, tree...
Jesica Zebouah
Feb 9, 20232 min read
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What Do We Mean by Drought-Tolerant?
Clients often mention"drought-tolerant" as a quality they want in their plants as we plan a new garden. Here in the Bay Area, this would...
Jesica Zebouah
Aug 31, 20223 min read
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Landscape Professionals Explained
Just like when you're remodeling the inside of your home, when you redo your landscaping, you have a few choices when hiring landscape...
Jesica Zebouah
Apr 21, 20222 min read
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Winter Work in the Garden
This is the time when people ask what there is to do in the garden now that it's raining and plants and trees are going dormant. Winter is a busy time to do many tasks in the garden now that weed growth and falling leaves have slowed and rain is soaking the ground. It's a good time to turn the soil and spread mulch. Turning the soil with an amendment like compost adds air and nutrients to hard, compacted soil, which plants need for good root health. Spreading mulch helps pres
Jesica Zebouah
Dec 14, 20212 min read
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Pergolas, Arbors, Trellises and Lattice
This is the first in several posts I'll be discussing landscaping terminology. When I speak with people about these four items in...
Jesica Zebouah
Oct 29, 20212 min read
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The Good Kind of Watering
30 years ago this week, the Oakland and Berkeley hills were devastated by a very fast moving, very hot wildfire. Now, at this point in...
Jesica Zebouah
Oct 21, 20213 min read
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Spray vs Drip Irrigation
Clients tell me often, "Drip tubing is a pain. They get disconnected and geyser all over the place. Aren't sprinklers better and more...
Jesica Zebouah
Oct 13, 20213 min read
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Get Control of Your Irrigation
Welcome to the DtE blog, thank you for being here! I've been speaking to clients and colleagues about the same things for years and they...
Jesica Zebouah
Oct 4, 20213 min read
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