Resources
Sample Landscape Plans
- Commercial Landscape
- Community Garden/Fruit Tree Grove/Stormwater Solution
- Parking Lot With Bio Swales and Curb Cuts
- Parking Lot With Permeable Pavement & Additional Green Space
- Backyard Swale, Berm and Dry Creek System
- Backyard Trench Drain to Swale (non-permeable space)
- Backyard Permeable Paving,Hardscape Reduction (shady exposure)
- Backyard Permeable Paving, Hardscape Reduction (sunny exposure)\
- Apartment Communal Area (shady exposure)
- Apartment Communal Area (sunny exposure)
- Parkway with Swale
- Climate Appropriate Parkway Planting
- Front Yard Native and Climate Appropriate Landscape (sunny exposure)
- Front Yard Native and Climate Appropriate Landscape (shady exposure)
- Front Yard Rain garden (sunny exposure)
- Front Yard Rain garden (shady exposure)
Home Owner's Guides:
- Planting and Caring for Trees* – Coming Soon
- Planting with Natives and Water-Wise Plants* – Coming Soon
- Rain Barrels, Rain Chains & Downspout Extensions* – Coming Soon
- Mulching and Soil Tests* – Coming Soon
How To's
- How to Plant a Tree
- How to Choose the Right Tree for the Right Place
- How to Care for Trees
- How to Get and Apply Mulch
- How to Determine Soil Type
- How to Test Soil Drainage
- How to Check for Underground Utilities
- How to Install a Downspout Extension
- How to Install a Rain Chain
- How to Calculate the Size of a Rain Garden
- How to Install Plants
- How to Install a Rain Barrel
- How to Maintain a Rain Barrel
- How to Determine the Number of Rain Barrels
- How to Remove Turf
- How to Find and Purchase a Rain Barrel
- Cómo determiner la cantidad de barriles de lluvia que se deben instalar
- Cómo instalar una extensión de bajante
- Cómo instalar un barril de lluvia
- Cómo instalar una cadena pluvial
- Cómo mantener un barril de lluvia
- Cómo obtener y aplicar abono
Community Project Toolkits
- Mapping Trees in Your Community* – Coming Soon
- Community Rain Barrel Distribution* – Coming Soon
Supplemental Materials
- TreePeople Do It Yourself Site Assessment Tool
- Herramienta Para Hacer Un Aseso De Su Sitio
- Los Angeles City Property Owners Permission to Plant and Care Form
- City of Los Angeles Residential Parkway Landscaping Guidelines
Tree/Native Plant Lists
- TreePeople's LAUSD Approved Tree List
- TreePeople'sLA City Approved Street Tree List
- TreePeople Native Plants – A Starter List
Student/Teacher Project Toolkits
- Planting Trees Project Toolkit*
- Caring for Trees Project Toolkit*
- Native Plant Garden Project Toolkit*
- Native Plant Propagation Project Toolkit*
- Rain Barrel Project Toolkit*
- Rain Garden Project Toolkit*
- S.T.E.A.M. Tree Canopy Project Toolkit*
- EcoClub Guide – Coming Soon
Sample Outdoor Classroom Landscape Plans
- Outdoor Classroom: Butterfly Garden
- Outdoor Classroom: Chaparral/Coastal Sage Garden
- Outdoor Classroom: Oak Woodland Garden
- Outdoor Classroom: Reading Garden
- Outdoor Classroom: Serenity Garden
Videos
- How to Plant a Tree
- How to Prune Tree
- How to Water a Tree
- How to Mulch a Tree
- How a Tree Works
- Cómo plantar un árbol
- Cómo colocar estacas para un árbol
- Cómo regar un árbol
- Cómo podar un árbol
- Cómo colocar la pedaceria orgánica
Rebates and Incentive Information
City of Los Angeles Rain Barrel Rebates
Through the DWP and MWD, you can get up to $100 rebate each, for up to 4 barrels.
City of Los Angeles Turf Reduction Rebate
Through the DWP and MWD, you can get $2/ sq. ft. or more for removing turf and replacing with native and climate-appropriate plants