You've made the decision to conserve water. You plan to perform irrigation retrofits and turf conversions to drought tolerant plant material. Your water district offers rebates - but how do you obtain them? Turn to the ex
Gachina Landscape Management ranks #19 on the Top Women-Owned companies in the Bay Area by the San Francisco Business Times. The annual List ranks privately-held, women-owned businesses headquartered in Alameda, Contra C
Average Bay Area temperatures have been scorching in September, reaching near record breaking temperatures of upper 90's in many parts of the Bay. This increase in temperatures produces a knee jerk reaction to bump up y
Landscape Online, LC/DBM Magazine, September 2016
Successful landscape maintenance companies come in all sizes, but no matter their differences, they all have one thing in common: to do well, they must have the proper eq
Local business making a difference to protect wildlife
Our commitment to sustainability continues with a new service - raising caterpillars to butterflies for release. Gachina recently successfully raised caterpillars into butterflies and released them at our Certified Mon
Like A Boss, written by Lindsey Getz, Turf Management 7.1.16
Introducing organic and more sustainable products, services and procedures into the landscape maintenance routine has been a primary goal of Gachina Landscape
The North American Butterfly Association (NABA) is pleased to recognize that Gachina Landscape Management of Menlo Park, California has successfully created an official Certified Monarch Garden at Sharon Park HOA in Menl
Built in 1983, Seven Springs HOA in Cupertino consists of nearly 408 homes. Gachina has maintained the landscape since 2004 and taught Seven Springs the three Rs of Califo
June 02, 2016 | Author: Richard Restuccia, Jain Irrigation, Inc. | Blog articles
John Gachina left a legacy to his employees, the landscape industry, water management and his family. I continue to be amazed at all the
Plant of the Week! ❄️
Hetereomeles Arbutifolia - ‘Toyon’
💦 low to medium watering
☀️ Full Sun to Partial Shade
🤩Characteristics:
•Evergreen shrub or tree 6’-10’ in height and 6’-8’ feet in width. CALIFORNIA NATIVE!
•White flowers emerge in Spring, red berries emerge in the Fall
•Attracts native pollinators and birds
•Fire retardant
🤢Susceptible to:
•Bacterial Leaf Spot & Scales
❤️Care:
•Prune it naturally, reduce size or prune after flowering
•Fertilize with multipurpose, slow-release fertilizer in the spring
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