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The company retreat
Harvesting the abundance from the garden is one of the great joys of life. The fruits of your labor in a harvest basket. Lettuce and salad greens, greens for a super food smoothie, tomatoes for a...
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Ecological Landscape Management and the big picture
What is the best way to achieve a landscape garden that hums like a humming bird? By designing it from a birds eye view of course. This high level perspective brings the big picture into view and with...
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A Sustainable Alternative to Power Leaf Blowers
Reprinted with permission from Owen Dell’s Sustainable Landscaping Blog, The Earthworms Lair. June 9th, 2012 by Owen My dear friend and colleague, landscape contractor Ken Foster of Terra Nova...
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Herbal mandalas created by Terra Nova
The story of the photos below goes like this… Good Earth Tea Company had a warehouse located on the west side of Santa Cruz for many years. Over the years they would call me when they had product that...
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Blown Away
Article reprinted from Sept. 25th 2012 edition of Good Times. Local landscaper leads anti-leaf blower task force A brief jaunt of Googling “leaf blower” invariably finds you product promotions,...
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Conserving water at home
Replacing water thirsty lawns with native grasses can help reduce dependence… ( @Shmuel Thaler ) Article reprinted from the 9/29/12 Santa Cruz Sentinel by Jason Hoppin...
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Thank you for all the work you guys did. We really love it and enjoy it every...
This is an e-mail exchange I had today with a Terra Nova client with a three year old son: Mary planted a bunch of seedlings from an organic place in Palo Alto called common ground. Thank you for all...
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Get Ready for Winter Weather and Save 5% Through November!
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...
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Two Holiday Specials to Help You Celebrate the Season!
(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...
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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...
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Leaf Blower Pollution Task Force Santa Cruz inaugural meeting. Save the date.
Leaf Blower Pollution Task Force Santa Cruz is having its inaugural meeting! Thursday, February 7, 2013 7:00pm until 9:00pm Location – Ecology Action meeting room 877 Cedar Street #240 Santa Cruz, CA...
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Alternatives to the gas powered leaf blower…….. Read it and sweep.
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...
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Terra Nova takes leadership……………………………………………………………………. Santa Cruz County...
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...
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Ken’s ride to the Eco Farm Conference 2013.
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...
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Terra Nova’s check list to help assess the ecological health of a site.
Ecological Landscape Management check list An ecologically healthy landscape Soil Health How is the soil health over all? Compaction? Over or under watered? What % of organic matter is in soil ? Are...
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Terra Nova made runner up in Good Times poll and Gold in the Santa Cruz...
We are very honored to receive these two acknowledgements from our community. Thank you Santa Cruz!
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HOME GARDENING BOOT CAMP
Terra Nova owner Ken Foster gives workshop on Sheet Mulching at the HOME GARDENING BOOT CAMP VIEW BOOT CAMP ARCHIVE : 2012 WHEN Saturday June 15, 2013 – 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM WHERE Cabrillo...
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Leaf Blower Task Force Santa Cruz Survey
Terra Nova Ecological Landscaping takes the lead spearheading the Leaf Blower Task Force Santa Cruz. Invites community to take Leaf Blower Task Force Santa Cruz survey. Follow the link below to take...
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