Sustainable Green Practices
While many companies talk about “Going Green”, FloraTerra practices Water Conservation, Sustainable Landscape Practices, Recycling, and Green Waste Reduction every day! Read Flora Terra's Environmental Responsibility Policy.
Water Management Water Conservation is thought to be the single most important challenge to the future of landscape management. FloraTerra is dedicated to preserving our most precious resource with Water Management Services focusing on water conservation. FloraTerra is a designated EPA WaterSense Partner with Certified Water Managers and Water Auditor's on staff. New irrigation system technology, equipment, and modern water budgeting practices mean water and cost savings for Bay Area property managers not possible a few short years ago. Rebates for water savings equipment from local water authorities make water conservation more affordable than ever before. As your strategic partner, FloraTerra will help you avoid water waste and overuse penalties, meet water allocations, save money, and achieve points toward LEED certification. Landscape Enhancement/RenovationFloraTerra's landscape enhancement design team focuses on creating sustainable landscapes. By choosing compatible low water use plant alternatives, older lawn or groundcover areas are converted to beautiful seasonally flowering drought tolerant, insect and disease resistant shrubs, trees, and ornamental grasses. Inefficient “overhead spray” irrigation is converted to efficient drip irrigation systems. “Smart” Irrigation controllers (solar powered available) apply water to current ET rates in the precise amounts of water needed to keep plant material vibrant and healthy through changing seasonal weather patterns. Surfaces are covered with mulch, cobble or bark. This results in the “sustainable landscape”; landscapes that are attractive, last a long time, save water, and use less fertilizer and pesticides to maintain. Our landscape conversions result in less water run-off and resultant damage to curbs, parking lots and other surfaces. Your new sustainable landscape is harmonious with the natural environment, and most importantly will conserve water and save money. Green Waste ManagementFloraTera utilizes modern recycling mowers. Dry grass clippings, finely mulched and spread evenly back on the lawn surface return a significant amount of nutrients and moisture back to the soil. This reduces the amount of fertilizer use and potential chemicals in run-off water. Properly mulched clippings dissipate quickly. This practice results in green waste reduction and helps conserve landfill space. Done correctly, the recycling of grass clippings does not result in negative appearance to freshly mowed lawns. Where feasible, appropriate tree and shrub trimmings are “chipped” and spread on specific surfaces as mulch. The use of recycled trimmings as mulch can act to hold moisture, conserves water, and provide nutrients to certain soil types. 
| FloraTerra Green Efforts include:- utilization of “Green Waste” Management services to assure green waste is appropriately recycled and not filling up valuable land-fill space
- practicing integrated pest management, a holistic approach to pest control that considers all alternatives before chemical treatment
- ownership and operation of hybrid vehicles in effort to reduce carbon emissions
Certified Environmental Steward Status FloraTerra Landscape Services is one of the few landscape companies with a “Certified Environmental Steward” on staff -certified by the Alameda County Waste Management District, Bay Friendly Program. | Green Waste Recycling in Practice | |
Contact Flora Terra today for Sustainable Green Landscaping needs - 800-455-0304! |
