Home Gardening
Home gardening can help you stay active and keep positive during the pandemic. This section provides information about:
- Making compost and using it on your soil
- Turning your lawn into a garden
- East Bay gardening resources
- Techniques that help fight climate change
- Choosing the right plant for the right place
Gardening News
The East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) recognized StopWaste as one of four inaugural WaterSmart Partners at a ceremony on March 12, 2019. StopWaste previously received WaterSmart designation in 2011 for on-site water-saving practices.
Landscape pros: Attend this free event to learn practical solutions to California's most pressing water issues.
ReScape California Speaker Series in partnership with East Bay Municipal Utility District
Date: Thursday, April 11, 2019
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Location: EBMUD headquarters, 375 11th St., Oakland
Cost: $25 for ReScape CA members, $35 for nonmembers
CEUs: Event qualifies for 2 ReScape CEUs. APLD CEUs also available.
Related Resources
Learn more about building healthy soil with this guide that provides tips to help you get started in your garden. It covers soil building strategies including composting, sheet mulching and cover cropping.
Congratulations...you have transformed your lawn into a garden, but now what? This brochure covers how to maintain your garden after sheet mulching and includes a calendar of tasks so that you will be ready for every season.
This 70+ page guide is written for the home gardener and provides how-to information, a design survey, profiles of East Bay gardens, and much more.