Watershed Watch - Santa Clara Valley Green Gardener

Is Your Gardener a Green Gardener?

Ask your gardener
or yard maintenance professionals
if they have been trained as
Santa Clara Valley
Green Gardeners

Santa Clara Valley Green Gardeners have received training to:

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Use resources wisely, conserve water, protect the soil, and reduce waste

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Improve the health, appearance and value of landscapes

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Reduce urban runoff and stormwater pollution from landscape maintenance activities

To find the right person to create or maintain your garden or landscape, ask if they….
•	Water according to the needs of the season, the plant, and site soil conditions
•	Prune selectively and properly to compliment the natural form and needs of the plant
•	Use alternative approaches such as Integrated Pest Management (IPM) techniques, before turning to pesticides and herbicides
•	Help protect air quality by using hand-powered equipment or fuel-efficient, low-emission equipment
•	Check soil for fertility, texture, and moisture
•	Use compost and mulch to feed the soils naturally
•	Install water efficient irrigation systems and regularly maintain them
•	Compost plant debris and grass-cycle
•	Use local plant varieties that are California natives or adapted to our Mediterranean climate and not invasive species