LEED Landscaping Elevates a Year-Round Cultural Hub

Oregon is one of the top 10 states in the nation for high performance green building initiatives known as LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification. But getting certified is not a simple undertaking. It involves proof that properties meet the highest standards for environmental responsibility, and energy and water efficiency, and points earned […]

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Beyond Pesticides: Reducing Toxicity in Our Landscapes

DeSantis Landscapes supports the State of Oregon’s recently enacted curbs on the indiscriminate use of toxins on key property types, including HOAs.  These toxins fall into a class of chemicals that include glyphosates and neonicotinoids, which represent a potential risk to pollinators, non-target organisms, and human health and safety. As environmental professionals, and as a […]

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DeSanTEA, the Symbiotic Relationship Brew!

The DeSantis Landscapes team has a passion for sustainable landscape innovation and some of us also have a passion for brewing. We combined those interests and created our own special proprietary blend of compost tea that we call: DeSanTEA, the symbiotic relationship brew! What is compost tea and how can it help your landscape thrive? […]

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Gearing Up for a Successful Season

The Top 3 things that a Landscape Company is doing this time of year. With the unseasonably warm temperatures lately it is getting many of us excited that spring feels nearly upon us! This is a particularly exciting time for a landscape business in the Pacific Northwest as the main growing season here is March […]

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Deep Root Watering and Feeding for Trees

  Over the past few years we’ve seen effects in the landscape from an extended drought, specifically in the West. Meteorologists are, once again, predicting above-average temperatures and below-average precipitation for 2016 in the Willamette Valley. Signs of drought stress can easily be seen in the declining health of regional trees. Dead limbs in tree […]

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Are Fruit Trees for the Birds? Maybe Not.

For years, I have heard the concern from property managers that fruit bearing trees just aren’t for the commercial landscape and that fruit trees can become unruly in a residential landscape.  “Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for fruit trees, but we don’t know how to maintain them.  Fruit Trees are for the birds!”  Well, […]

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