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BAY AREA
LANDSCAPE
RESOURCES

MATERIALS SECTION



The San Francisco Bay Area
is rich in landscape, horticultural, and environmental resources.
This website is designed to help
novices and professionals
connect with those resources.

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wood rafter picture HARDSCAPE
Building your landscape requires a plethora of building materials. Within the bay area are suppliers of basic hardscape materials used to build any ideas your designer can imagine. In this section you will find connections to....
  • Paving, Granular Materials, and Concrete
  • Wall Materials
  • Soil and Amendments
  • Lumber
  • Edging
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LIGHTING, IRRIGATION, AND WATER FEATURES
Lighting adds another dimension to you exterior spaces. Whether used to illminate a pathway or to silhouette interesting plants, lighting turns gardens that are dark into useable space. Many lighting specialist can design as well as install low voltage systems that address a variety of landscape challenges.

Irrigation systems are constantly being redesigned and upgraded. Specialty irrigation suppliers can provide the lines, valves, heads, and controllers you'll need for new or retrofit project.

Pools, ponds, fountains and water features can also be located in this section.
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Add the finishing touches to your landscape with with site furnishings, art, and custom amenities. Tie together the hardscape and softscape with the perfect embellishments from the following links.
Custom Metalwork
Artists and craftsmen who specialize in designing arbors, trellises, gates, fencing, railing, and other unique metal additions to the landscape.
Art
Sculptors and three-dimensional artists who work in wood, stone, metal, and a variety of related mediums.
Recycled Antiquities
Antique dealers and collectors who have harvested metalwork, columns, furnishings, and other interesting artifacts.
Site Furniture
Locate a wide range of benches, containers, urns, bollards and useful site furnishings.
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IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER

This web site was authored by David Sauter, faculty member in the Environmental Horticulture and Design Program at Foothill College, Los Altos Hills, CA. It is for informational purposes only and intended for your personal use and enjoyment. This website is not an endorsement of any of the products, services, or activities listed. The author provides no guarantee for any of the information listed on this website. Users of this website are cautioned to verify the information provided by any entity listed on this website. The addresses and contact information contained herein may not be used for solicitation purposes.


© 2009 David P. Sauter
Foothill College, Horticulture Program
12345 El Monte Road
Los Altos Hills, CA 92245
650-949-7427
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