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The nitrogen cycle may be one of the most important cycles on earth because it’s the building block of all organic life forms. This is an...

Watering is a critical component in keeping a typical home's landscaping alive. Many homeowners, however, may be using too much water. Ov...

Living in California, we should all know by now: droughts are cyclical. (For our purposes a drought is defined as a significant reduction...

With the proper plants (flora) installed in your garden, you shouldn't have any trouble attracting the local wildlife (fauna) you want. I...

Nothing is more delightful than walking out into a beautiful garden and have it come to life with an array of butterflies. If this hasn't...

“In the last four years, the chemical industry has spent $11.2 million on a PR initiative to say it’s not their fault, so we know whose f...

Did you know the Bay Area is home to over seventy-five different species of birds? It’s true. And that doesn’t include the myriad of visi...

Why should I garden for wildlife and register my yard as a Certified Wildlife Habitat? It's fun! You'll attract beautiful songbirds, chee...

Regardless of their fearsome appearance, dragonflies do not sting, and they are completely harmless to people. Dragonflies consume 10 per...

No matter where you live, you have undoubtedly heard about the deadly, devastating wildfires that have ravaged California and other Weste...

The Monarch Butterflies You See Above Are in the Middle of a Long Journey. For centuries, these beautiful, majestic creatures have captur...

The pollen count has to elevate considerably before I notice it, because my allergies are mild. That’s not the case for members of my fam...

Jefferson Landscape and Design have been Installing Residential EcoSystem Ponds for over 20 years. We are the Original Pond Contractor!!

IS THERE A BENEFIT TO ORGANIC FERTILIZERS? INORGANIC The use of synthetic nitrogen fertilizers has steadily increased over the last 50 ye...

Drainage is by and large a necessity for homeowners in the Bay Area to handle surface and ground water, and direct it away from the found...

Despite recent setbacks, never before in history have we had this level of relative economic and political freedom. With that freedom, how...

Nothing is more natural than water. Water is an essential resource for all aspects of life. With California’s shortage of rain and snow t...

Now that you have the pond you have always wanted it is time to think about providing the ecosystem it deserves. This will not only keep ...

Water Scarcity: A Severe Problem Water covers the majority of the earth’s surface, but only one percent of it is available as drinking wa...

Deer are a major menace to residential landscapes. Rural landscapes shoulder most of the burden, but urban landscapes often are attacked ...