Bay Friendly Landscaping Resource Guide

(organized by landscaping guidelines)

This report contains a list of suppliers and service providers of green building products that are consistent with measures referenced in these guidelines:

Landscaping

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CE - Conserve Energy CE5.2 Reduce the heat island effect: shade paved areas DECIDUOUS SHADE TREES EXISTING PLANT AND TREE PRESERVATION CE5.4 CE5.6 Design lighting carefully Specify local products & suppliers MALIBU SOLAR LIGHTING OUTDOOR LIGHTING LOCAL ROCK, STONE & GRAVEL MOBILE GRINDING SERVICE PEACH PIT MULCH RECYCLED BASE ROCK URBAN TREE MULCH CW - Conserve Water CW4.1 Create drought resistant soils with compost & mulch ARBOR MULCH - GRAB N' GROW ARBOR MULCH - GROVER BFI UTILITY MULCH CAL-TRANS MULCH COMPOST - SCREENED COMPOST - TOPDRESSING COMPOST - UNSCREENED COMPOST BINS COMPOST BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES COMPOST PHYSICAL & CHEMICAL PROPERTIES EARLY/VINEYARD MULCH ECO COMPOST - AMERICAN SOIL ECO COMPOST - GROVER ECO HUMUS EROSION CONTROL MULCH FOUR COURSE COMPOST GREEN WASTE COMPOST MALLARD MULCH COMPOST MANGO MULCH COMPOST MOBILE GRINDING SERVICE MUSHROOM COMPOST ORGANIC ALL GREEN COMPOST PEACH PIT MULCH SONOMA COMPOST SUPER HUMUS COMPOST URBAN TREE MULCH WONDERGROW PREMIUM COMPOST WOOD MULCH Z-BEST ORGANIC COMPOST CW4.2 CW4.3 Grow California natives or Mediterranean plants Minimize the lawn CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANTS CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANTS
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AccessGreen Directory Report - 06/25/2007 No. CW4.5 Green Building Measure Design for on-site rainwater collection, and/or recycled water or graywater use Design & install high efficiency irrigation systems Product or Service GRAYWATER USE RAINWATER COLLECTION CW4.6 CALSENSE EVAPORATIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS SUBSURFACE IRRIGATION IRRIGATION SYSTEMS - AGRIFIM IRRIGATION SYSTEMS - DIG IRRIGATION SYSTEMS - FISKARS IRRIGATION SYSTEMS - HUNTER IRRIGATION SYSTEMS - LAWN GENIE IRRIGATION SYSTEMS - NETAFIM IRRIGATION SYSTEMS - ORBIT IRRIGATION SYSTEMS - RAIN MASTER IRRIGATION SYSTEMS - RAINBIRD IRRIGATION SYSTEMS - RAINDRIP IRRIGATION SYSTEMS - TORO WATER MARK WEATHER TRAK LC - Landscape Locally LC1.2 Assess the soil & test drainage COMPOST BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES COMPOST PHYSICAL & CHEMICAL PROPERTIES SOIL BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES SOIL CONTAMINANTS SOIL PHYSICAL & CHEMICAL PROPERTIES LL - Landscape for Less to the Landfill LL2.6 Use salvaged items & recycled content materials ANTIWASH/GEOJUTE & GEOCOIR DEKOWE BARRIER LANDSCAPE EDGING BEND-A-BOARD BENDERBOARD & SMARTEDGE - FIBERTECH BICYCLE RACKS - AMERICAN RECYCLED PLASTIC BICYCLE RACKS - ENVIRONMENTAL PLAYSYSTEMS BICYCLE RACKS - FIBREX BICYCLE RACKS - FLORIDA PLAYGROUND & STEEL BICYCLE RACKS - POLLY PRODUCTS BICYCLE RACKS - THE PLASTIC LUMBER COMPANY BREEZEWOOD BUILDING MATERIAL REUSE/EXCHANGE CEDAR CHOICEDEK
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AccessGreen Directory Report - 06/25/2007 No. Green Building Measure Product or Service CHOICEDEK RAILING CONCRETE REUSE/URBANITE COUNTRY WHITE RAIL SYSTEM CUSHION WALK PAVERS DRAINCORE2 SUBSURFACE DRAINAGE SYSTEM DURAWOOD HDPE EARTHSAVER WATTLE ECOFIRST HDPE DRAINAGE PIPE FENCESCAPE FILTREXX EROSION CONTROL PRODUCTS GEODECK GEODECK RAILING IRRIGATION SYSTEMS - FISKARS KOIRMAT, KOIRLOG LUMBER - SALVAGED MASTER LATTICE MASTER MARK LANDSCAPE EDGING MOISTURESHIELD DECKING PARKING STOPS & SPEED BUMPS - AMERICAN RECYCLED PLASTIC PARKING STOPS & SPEED BUMPS - AZTEC PARKING STOPS & SPEED BUMPS - BARCO PARKING STOPS & SPEED BUMPS - BEDFORD TECHNOLOGY PARKING STOPS & SPEED BUMPS - INTEQ CORP. PARKING STOPS & SPEED BUMPS - KAY PARK PARKING STOPS & SPEED BUMPS - LITCHFIELD INDUSTRIES PARKING STOPS & SPEED BUMPS - PILOT ROCK PARKING STOPS & SPEED BUMPS - SDI RUBBER PARKING STOPS & SPEED BUMPS - TAPCO PARKING STOPS & SPEED BUMPS - THE PLASTIC LUMBER COMPANY PARKING STOPS & SPEED BUMPS - XPOTENTIAL PRODUCTS PERM-A-MULCH PERMEABLE ASPHALT PERMEABLE CONCRETE PLANTERS & GARDEN ACCESSORIES - BARCO PLANTERS & GARDEN ACCESSORIES CASCADES RE-PLAST PLANTERS & GARDEN ACCESSORIES - DUMOR PLANTERS & GARDEN ACCESSORIES ECOLOGIC
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AccessGreen Directory Report - 06/25/2007 No. Green Building Measure Product or Service PLANTERS & GARDEN ACCESSORIES - FIBREX PLANTERS & GARDEN ACCESSORIES INTEQCORP PLANTERS & GARDEN ACCESSORIES JOHNSONS PLANTERS & GARDEN ACCESSORIES - KAY PARK RECREATION CORP PLANTERS & GARDEN ACCESSORIES ORCABOARD PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT - ENVIRONMENTAL PLAYSYSTEMS PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT - FLORIDA PLAYGROUND & STEEL PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT - RECREATION CREATIONS PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT - THE PLASTIC LUMBER COMPANY PLAYGROUND SURFACES - BOUNCEBACK SAFETY SURFACING PLAYGROUND SURFACES - CHILD SAFE SAFETY SURFACE PLAYGROUND SURFACES - CUSHION PLAY PLAYGROUND SURFACES - PLAY FALL PLAYGROUND SURFACES - PLAYBOUND TILES AND POURED-IN-PLACE PLAYGROUND SURFACES - PLAYGROUND TILES AND PLAYTILES PLAYGROUND SURFACES - PLAYGUARD & SOFTPAVE PLAYGROUND SURFACES - SPECTRABOUND TILES & SPECTRAPOUR SURFACING PLAYGROUND SURFACES - TOTTURF PLAYGROUND SURFACES - TURTLE PLASTICS PLAYGROUND SURFACES - VITRITURF RAINSTORE3 RECYCLED BASE ROCK RECYCLING & TRASH RECEPTACLES AMERICAN RECYCLED PLASTICS RECYCLING & TRASH RECEPTACLES - BARCO RECYCLING & TRASH RECEPTACLES BEDFORD TECHNOLOGY RECYCLING & TRASH RECEPTACLES CASCADES RE-PLAST RECYCLING & TRASH RECEPTACLES - DOTY & SONS RECYCLING & TRASH RECEPTACLES - DUMOR INC.
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AccessGreen Directory Report - 06/25/2007 No. Green Building Measure Product or Service RECYCLING & TRASH RECEPTACLES EAGLEONE RECYCLING & TRASH RECEPTACLES ECOLOGIC RECYCLING & TRASH RECEPTACLES - FIBREX RECYCLING & TRASH RECEPTACLES - FLORIDA PLAYGROUND & STEEL RECYCLING & TRASH RECEPTACLES - INTEQ CORP. RECYCLING & TRASH RECEPTACLES - KAY PARK RECYCLING & TRASH RECEPTACLES LITCHFIELD INDUSTRIES RECYCLING & TRASH RECEPTACLES ORCABOARD RECYCLING & TRASH RECEPTACLES - PILOT ROCK RECYCLING & TRASH RECEPTACLES - THE PLASTIC LUMBER COMPANY RECYCLING & TRASH RECEPTACLES - TRIMAX RECYCLING & TRASH RECEPTACLES - UNITED RECEPTACLE RHINO DECK RHINO DECK RAILING ROLANKA EROSION CONTROL PRODUCTS SAFE GUARD POURED-IN-PLACE SURFACING TILES & MATS SALVAGED BRICK & COBBLESTONE PAVERS SEATING & TABLES - AMERICAN RECYCLED PLASTIC SEATING & TABLES - BARCO SEATING & TABLES - BEDFORD TECHNOLOGY SEATING & TABLES - BELSON OUTDOORS SEATING & TABLES - CASCADES RE-PLAST SEATING & TABLES - DOTY & SONS SEATING & TABLES - DUMOR INC. SEATING & TABLES - EAGLEONE SEATING & TABLES - ECOLOGIC SEATING & TABLES - ENGINEERED PLASTIC SYSTEMS SEATING & TABLES - FIBREX SEATING & TABLES - FLORIDA PLAYGROUND & STEEL SEATING & TABLES - INTEQ CORP. SEATING & TABLES - JOHNSONS ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCTS
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AccessGreen Directory Report - 06/25/2007 No. Green Building Measure Product or Service SEATING & TABLES - KAY PARK SEATING & TABLES - LITCHFIELD INDUSTRIES SEATING & TABLES - ORCABOARD SEATING & TABLES - PHOENIX RECYCLED PLASTICS SEATING & TABLES - PILOT ROCK SEATING & TABLES - POLLY PRODUCTS SEATING & TABLES - POLY-WOOD SEATING & TABLES - REESKI SEATING & TABLES - THE PLASTIC LUMBER COMPANY SEATING & TABLES - TRIMAX SEATING & TABLES - VICTOR STANLEY SI GEOSOLUTIONS EROSION CONTROL BLANKETS SLOPETAME2 EROSION CONTROL SYSTEM SPORTS SEATING & CUSTOM FABRICATING DUMOR INC. TRASH RECEPTACLES - JOHNSONS ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCTS TREX DECKING TREX LANDSCAPE EDGING TREX RAILING TRIMAX STRUCTURAL LUMBER WATER COOLER REFRESHMENT CENTERS GREAT LAKES LL2.7 Reduce & recycle construction waste BUILDING MATERIAL REUSE/EXCHANGE MOBILE GRINDING SERVICE PLANT DEBRIS RECYCLING FACILITIES LL2.8 Separate plant debris for clean green discounts PLANT DEBRIS RECYCLING FACILITIES GOATS FOR WEED CONTROL ANTIWASH/GEOJUTE & GEOCOIR DEKOWE BIOFENCE EARTHSAVER WATTLE FILTREXX EROSION CONTROL PRODUCTS GEOWEB CONFINEMENT SYSTEM, GEOBLOCK POROUS PAVING SYSTEM KOIRMAT, KOIRLOG NATURES OWN HYDRO-COMPOST ROLANKA EROSION CONTROL PRODUCTS SI GEOSOLUTIONS EROSION CONTROL BLANKETS SLOPETAME2 EROSION CONTROL SYSTEM NS3.8 Feed soils naturally COMPOST - SCREENED
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NS - Nurture the Soil NS3.10 Minimize the use of chemical pesticides NS3.3 Defend against erosion

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AccessGreen Directory Report - 06/25/2007 No. Green Building Measure Product or Service COMPOST - TOPDRESSING COMPOST - UNSCREENED COMPOST TEA BREWING EQUIPMENT GROWING SOLUTIONS COMPOST TEA BREWING EQUIPMENT - SOIL SOUP COMPOST TEA BREWING EQUIPMENT SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES ECO COMPOST - AMERICAN SOIL ECO COMPOST - GROVER FOUR COURSE COMPOST MALLARD MULCH COMPOST MANGO MULCH COMPOST MUSHROOM COMPOST MYCORRHIZAE - FUNGI PERFECTI MYCORRHIZAE - MYCORRHIZAL APPLICATIONS MYCORRHIZAE - ROOTS INC. ORGANIC ALL GREEN COMPOST ORGANIC FERTILIZERS SONOMA COMPOST SUPER HUMUS COMPOST WONDERGROW PREMIUM COMPOST Z-BEST ORGANIC COMPOST NS3.9 Avoid synthetic, quick release fertilizers COMPOST - SCREENED COMPOST - TOPDRESSING COMPOST - UNSCREENED COMPOST TEA BREWING EQUIPMENT GROWING SOLUTIONS COMPOST TEA BREWING EQUIPMENT - SOIL SOUP COMPOST TEA BREWING EQUIPMENT SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES ECO COMPOST - AMERICAN SOIL ECO COMPOST - GROVER FOUR COURSE COMPOST MALLARD MULCH COMPOST MANGO MULCH COMPOST MUSHROOM COMPOST MYCORRHIZAE - FUNGI PERFECTI MYCORRHIZAE - MYCORRHIZAL APPLICATIONS MYCORRHIZAE - ROOTS INC. ORGANIC ALL GREEN COMPOST ORGANIC FERTILIZERS SONOMA COMPOST
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AccessGreen Directory Report - 06/25/2007 No. Green Building Measure Product or Service SUPER HUMUS COMPOST WONDERGROW PREMIUM COMPOST Z-BEST ORGANIC COMPOST PQ - Protect Water & Air Quality PQ6.1 Use Integrated Pest Management PQ6.4 Choose & maintain your materials, equipment & vehicles carefully GOATS FOR WEED CONTROL BENDERBOARD - ECOFORM ENVIROSAFE WOOD (BORATE) IPE LUMBER - FSC CERTIFIED NATURALPAVE XL NATUREWOOD (ACQ), ADVANCEGUARD (BORATE), HI-BOR (BORATE) OTHER WOOD SPECIES PRESERVE, PRESERVE PLUS (ACQ), TIMBERSAVER PT (BORATE) REDWOOD ROAD OYL TERRA PAVE WOLMANIZED (AC), FRAMEGUARD (BORATE) PQ6.6 Minimize impervious surfaces BIOPAVER CONCRETE REUSE/URBANITE CUSHION WALK PAVERS EKOPAVER GEOWEB CONFINEMENT SYSTEM, GEOBLOCK POROUS PAVING SYSTEM GRASSPAVE2/ GRAVELPAVE2 PERMEABLE ASPHALT PERMEABLE CONCRETE SALVAGED BRICK & COBBLESTONE PAVERS SF-RIMA TURFSTONE PQ6.9 Design a system to capture & treat water AQUASCAPE DESIGNS WETLAND FILTRATION SYSTEM BAYSAVER BIOPAVER DOWNSTREAM DEFENDER DRAINCORE2 SUBSURFACE DRAINAGE SYSTEM ECOFIRST HDPE DRAINAGE PIPE FLOGARD HYDRO-KLEEN ABSORBANT FILTERS NDS WATER MANAGEMENT RAINSTORE3 SALMON SAVER
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AccessGreen Directory Report - 06/25/2007 No. Green Building Measure Product or Service SNOUT STORMCEPTOR STORMFILTER ULTRA-URBAN FILTER VORTECHS STORMWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM WH - Create & Protect Wildlife Habitat WH7.1 Diversify WH7.4 WH7.5 Eliminate the use of pesticides Conserve or restore natural areas & wildlife corridors CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANTS EXISTING PLANT AND TREE PRESERVATION GOATS FOR WEED CONTROL CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANTS EXISTING PLANT AND TREE PRESERVATION

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