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Archive for the 'Sustainable Landscaping' Category

04 May

“Just as water is the foundation of life it must be the foundation of design in the built environment.” Betsy Damon

Terra Nova offers ecological water management:

Water smart design
Rainwater Catchment systems
Graywater systems
Drip systems and smart irrigation
Rain gardens and bioswales
Flow Forms
Ponds
Drought tolerant planting
Mulching

27 Apr

Terra Nova is now offering Sustainable Landscape Audits!

We are very pleased to announce that Terra Nova is now partnering with Owen Dell and Associates to offer Sustainable Landscape Audits.

WHAT’S A LANDSCAPE AUDIT?
Suppose you had a car that got 5 miles to the gallon of gas, needed a tuneup every Friday, broke down a lot, was uncomfortable, and really hard to drive. What [...]

21 Apr

We are excited to announce our membership in the Santa Cruz Green Business Network.

Ken Foster, owner of Terra Nova is the founder and director of this new business referral network.
Our Mission is to . . .
Grow our local green business community through networking and referrals.
Our goal is to support businesses with a focus on being green.
We have one representative of each category of (green) business. One painter, [...]

20 Apr

Four Seasons Permaculture Design Course Santa Cruz 1

Ken and the chalkboard, the morning circle and the classroom.

Click here for full slide show of the first weekend of the Four Seasons Permaculture Design Course Santa Cruz 1.

14 Apr

Design discount challenge: Terra Nova Ecological Landscaping is offering $1,000.00 off of a design for . . . . . . . wait for it . . .

The backyard landscape gardens of a Santa Cruz neighborhood city block of residential homes.
Because a good neighbor fence just may be no fence at all.
The possibilities are only limited by your imagination! Redesign the entire backyard area. Remove backyard fences and gain backyard common space areas with pathways to gardens, playgrounds and picnic areas!
Contact us for more information. First [...]

09 Apr

Terra Nova Ecological Landscaping is now on Facebook, become a fan!

You do not have to be a member of Facebook to view the Terra Nova Ecological Landscaping fan page. If you are a member please become a fan. There are slide shows and current information to be found there. WELCOME!

TERRA NOVA ECOLOGICAL LANDSCAPING FACEBOOK FAN PAGE

09 Feb

Terra Nova Sustainability Workshop Series

Ken gives an introduction to Permaculture Design at the Food Bin Garden.
Good turn out, well done, Ken!

08 Feb

Jerob Chop of Terra Nova leading a fruit tree pruning workshop for our Sustainability Workshop Series. Let’s just say Jerob is a budding teacher. Good job Jerob!

27 Jan

Ken returns triumphant from tenth year riding to the Ecological Farming Conference.

The first post on this blog was about my ride to the Ecological Farming Conference three years ago. This year, January 20 – 23, 2010 was my tenth year riding by bicycle from Santa Cruz to the Asilomar conference grounds in Pacific Grove. Before the Ecological Farming Conference this year we put on a pre-conference [...]

26 Nov

Ecological Landscaping conference Jan. 20, 2010 Save the date !

Register online here
Click here to Download Conference Registration Form to mail or fax

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