CLCA’s Mastering Water Efficient Landscapes (MWEL) for a Sustainable California organized the Landscape Industry Show with Mr. Jacobs lecturing on 1) The C27 Prep Course: Get Licensed, What you need to know to pass the C27 license exam, focusing on legal and business practices. 2) Landscape Management: Landscape Water Efficiency and Best Management Practices

Recently, member Steve Jacobs was honored and awarded by former LT. Governor/Trustee Tim Cunning and decorated by his wife Ann, the prestigious George F. Hixon Fellow. This recognition is in honor of his outstanding support and service to Kiwanis. Read More

As a landscape professional for the past 32 years, I have seen everything from huge, rapid growth to deep recession. In the 80’s, mass amounts of money were spent on poor quality construction using large visual impacts such as grottos, water falls, large swimming pools, Koi ponds, and formal rose gardens. Then, in the early  Continue Reading »

Rancho Santa Fe residents have received the loud and clear message that water usage must be reduced by 35% immediately.  Since landscaping accounts for the majority of residential water use, it makes sense to look closely at alternatives. Redesigning areas of our yards with conservation choices and shifting our mindset from that desired emerald green  Continue Reading »

What timing to post this video – in case you missed it, just one week before California Governor Jerry Brown’s mandatory water conservation level 2 sanctions were imposed, Rancho Santa Fe, CA resident and our landscape designer Kelly Fore Dixon gave an amazing informational talk at the Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club Get Smart Lecture Series on  Continue Reading »