Terra Nova Ecological Landscaping blog

We are very honored to receive these two acknowledgements from our community. Thank you Santa Cruz!                                  

Ecological Landscape Management check list   Soil Health How is the soil health over all? Compaction? Over or under watered? What % of organic matter is in soil ? Are leaves allowed to create natural mulch when possible? What type of soil is on site? Mycelium inoculation needed? What is the health of the Soil Food [...]

A photo essay of Ken’s ride to the annual Eco Farm Conference. Terra Nova owner Ken Foster is on the planning committee for the conference and has ridden his bike there since the year 2000.      Ken on his thirteenth ride from Santa Cruz to the Eco Farm Conference in Pacific Grove. A few sights [...]

Article Reprinted from the Tuesday, January 22, 2013 Santa Cruz Sentinel By Jason HoppinSanta Cruz Sentinel Posted: 01/21/2013 03:56:59 PM A local task force is in the early stages of studying whether to regulate leaf blowers — the always-droning, often-jarring, go-to staple of the landscape industry. More than a dozen California cities have special rules [...]

I’m going to think out loud here which I promise won’t be anywhere near as loud as a gas leaf blower in use. I’m thinking of alternatives to that particular piece of landscape equipment we love to hate. And while this may seem like I am just blowing hot air do keep an ear out [...]

We love the Good Times article ‘Bright Ideas for 2013 and we especially love idea number three to ‘Create Food Not Lawns’. This has been our passion here at Terra Nova going on 25 years now. We want to help. To that end: WE ARE OFFERING A FREE EDIBLE LANDSCAPE DESIGN *TO THE FIRST PERSON TO MENTION [...]

(Tranquility Garden design by Terra Nova) Holiday Garden Clean Ups Whether you are having guests over or just want everything to look spic and span for the holidays, take advantage of Terra Nova’s Holiday Garden Clean Up service for a limited time at a discount. Clean ups include: Leaf removal Deadheading Pruning Mowing and edging [...]

Protect your property and landscape before the big rains hit. We are experts at routing rain-water away from structures to avoid mold and water damage that threaten your family’s health and home. And beyond just moving winter rains through your landscape to eliminate erosion and pooling, we build systems that are attractive and ensure plant [...]