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Flowering Trees
The secret to any landscape design is plants and trees. Sure, the hardscape is essential, but what will make your yard standout above the...
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Jefferson Landscape
- Sep 12, 2020
- 4 min
Attracting and Sustaining Hummingbirds
With the proper plants (flora) installed in your garden, you shouldn't have any trouble attracting the local wildlife (fauna) you want....
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Jefferson Landscape
- Jul 17, 2020
- 2 min
Dragonflies Aren't Pests
Regardless of their fearsome appearance, dragonflies do not sting, and they are completely harmless to people. Dragonflies consume 10...
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Jefferson Landscape
- May 15, 2020
- 3 min
Bay Area Birds
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...
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Jefferson Landscape
- Mar 18, 2020
- 2 min
Butterfly Gardens
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...
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Jefferson Landscape
- Oct 18, 2019
- 4 min
The Bee Crisis
“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...
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Jefferson Landscape
- Aug 22, 2019
- 3 min
Garden for Wildlife
Why should I garden for wildlife and register my yard as a Certified Wildlife Habitat? It's fun! You'll attract beautiful songbirds,...
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Jefferson Landscape
- Mar 21, 2019
- 3 min
The Nitrogen Cycle of Your Pond
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...
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Jefferson Landscape
- Feb 16, 2019
- 5 min
Monarch Royalty: The Blight Affecting a Butterfly
The Monarch Butterflies You See Above Are in the Middle of a Long Journey. For centuries, these beautiful, majestic creatures have...
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Jefferson Landscape
- Jan 25, 2019
- 2 min
Open Letter to the New Pond Owner
Jefferson Landscape and Design have been Installing Residential EcoSystem Ponds for over 20 years. We are the Original Pond Contractor!!
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Jefferson Landscape
- Dec 11, 2018
- 20 min
Smart Landscaping: A Guide to Water-Efficient Irrigation
Watering is a critical component in keeping a typical home's landscaping alive. Many homeowners, however, may be using too much water....
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Jefferson Landscape
- Nov 7, 2018
- 3 min
Drip it, Don't Spray it!
Living in California, we should all know by now: droughts are cyclical. (For our purposes a drought is defined as a significant reduction...
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Jefferson Landscape
- Oct 17, 2018
- 4 min
Eco-Friendly Bendaboard for Landscape Applications
If you’ve been searching online for landscaping ideas, spoken with someone who just had their landscaping done, or recently met with a...
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Jefferson Landscape
- Aug 9, 2018
- 3 min
California Wildfires and Precautions Those in Proximity Can Take
No matter where you live, you have undoubtedly heard about the deadly, devastating wildfires that have ravaged California and other...
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Jefferson Landscape
- Apr 10, 2018
- 4 min
Dealing with Allergies
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...
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Jefferson Landscape
- Mar 16, 2018
- 2 min
Organic Fertilizers
IS THERE A BENEFIT TO ORGANIC FERTILIZERS? INORGANIC The use of synthetic nitrogen fertilizers has steadily increased over the last 50...
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Jefferson Landscape
- Feb 9, 2018
- 3 min
Deer Resistance
Deer are a major menace to residential landscapes. Rural landscapes shoulder most of the burden, but urban landscapes often are attacked...
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Jefferson Landscape
- Dec 13, 2017
- 3 min
About Fish
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...
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Jefferson Landscape
- Oct 12, 2017
- 2 min
Landscape Water Management
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...
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Jefferson Landscape
- Sep 28, 2017
- 2 min
Navigating your Landscape through a Drought
Nothing is more natural than water. Water is an essential resource for all aspects of life. With California’s shortage of rain and snow...
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