Land8 | Tom Hessel | Group Activity https://land8.com/members/tomhessel/activity/groups/ Public group activity feed of which Tom Hessel is a member. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:50:42 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=6.0.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 7ac9ee20a22a20e9481d4c5fbf6a321c S Mehta joined the group California Native Plants https://land8.com/activity/p/64235/ Sat, 19 Feb 2022 02:43:59 +0000 0 d931a9cd16ec3e98c0bda708ebc9c258 Amelia joined the group California Native Plants https://land8.com/activity/p/62413/ Sun, 31 Jan 2021 22:17:55 +0000 0 16c5d8384e71b10812a3ae4de8622c10 Sonja Zindovic joined the group Xerophytic Landscapes https://land8.com/activity/p/62293/ Wed, 06 Jan 2021 08:57:40 +0000 0 4bf95ea658381849310f6b8ef1c3ad41 Sonja Zindovic joined the group California Native Plants https://land8.com/activity/p/62290/ Wed, 06 Jan 2021 08:56:27 +0000 0 5dee373c9d04100c3e3634a72baf05f7 Christine Gonzales joined the group California Native Plants https://land8.com/activity/p/60983/ Tue, 19 May 2020 18:45:26 +0000 0 149e4fdb5366c501258b3e1758f87317 StudioCK joined the group California Native Plants https://land8.com/activity/p/59643/ Fri, 06 Sep 2019 13:27:39 +0000 0 d9d0428ba12bc67edbb0d8462e910c28 Eddie Meyerholz joined the group California Native Plants https://land8.com/activity/p/53958/ Wed, 25 Jul 2018 23:44:31 +0000 0 0817aeccc0a6a39b62bdd3ae2fd6a68a Bruce McWilliam Associates Landscape Design Group 778-809-9784 joined the group Xerophytic Landscapes https://land8.com/activity/p/53756/ Fri, 22 Jun 2018 13:36:55 +0000 0 b7730632b6e0555c3518358ace4b3893 Bruce McWilliam Associates Landscape Design Group 778-809-9784 joined the group California Native Plants https://land8.com/activity/p/53755/ Fri, 22 Jun 2018 13:36:41 +0000 0 ef4fa6c9357d14601aed2d9893d3b9ba Josephine Bell posted an update in the group Cal Poly, SLO: Hey SLOers, I've just moved here from Australia, very close […] https://land8.com/activity/p/29356/ Fri, 04 Jan 2013 00:24:29 +0000 Hey SLOers, I’ve just moved here from Australia, very close to Graduating just waiting on 1 subject I’m finishing in February. I studied at CalPoly last year in the Fall Quarter and am back to try and live here. Would really appreciate any tips on getting my feet on the ground here, looking to do some volunteering or interning and just meet some…[Read more]

]]> 0 73873e46735b80f848e02590cbf0eb63 Séfora Chavarria posted an update in the group Cal Poly, SLO: Early registration for FIU LABASH 2012 has been extended by […] https://land8.com/activity/p/29357/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:27:18 +0000 Early registration for FIU LABASH 2012 has been extended by 1 week, don’t miss out register today!

]]> 0 1e2ab0b2873839b577399ed127005b64 Deborah Christman posted an update in the group California Native Plants: I have been using more Baccharis pilularis 'Pigeon Point' up […] https://land8.com/activity/p/28929/ Sun, 16 Oct 2011 05:21:29 +0000 I have been using more Baccharis pilularis ‘Pigeon Point’ up here in the East Bay of S.F. It seems to be an easy evergreen plant. So far, so good.

Has anyone had any problems with it after it has established?

Also what is your favorite Ceanothus and why?

]]> 0 b3cab99a4f4efc780850a7c9a6fe71c5 MJ Martin posted an update in the group California Native Plants: Hi all.  I'm working on a planting plan for a steep slope […] https://land8.com/activity/p/28930/ Tue, 31 May 2011 19:34:12 +0000 Hi all.  I’m working on a planting plan for a steep slope in an area that has plenty of DG (East San Diego) and need to add a burgundy color to the palette.  All of the other plants are xeric.  I’m hoping to find something that someone doesn’t need to prune (due to the steepness) but that will add color even if it’s deciduous. I’m using Ma…[Read more]

]]> 0 d07b946ae6f560180aa409d68111e80e Geoffrey Katz posted an update in the group California Native Plants: Glenn, and all True that clients like to see green plants in […] https://land8.com/activity/p/28931/ Tue, 25 May 2010 19:08:38 +0000 Glenn, and all
True that clients like to see green plants in the summer. Which is why some designers advocate a mix of native (80%) and non-native (20%) plants. The non-natives – which may require some summer water – stay green while the natives go summer brown.

]]> 0 983753014a683b7733046a05ccfd3cb1 Glenn Kranich posted an update in the group California Native Plants: Since many of our native plants go dormant in the summer as […] https://land8.com/activity/p/28932/ Fri, 21 May 2010 14:20:55 +0000 Since many of our native plants go dormant in the summer as a survival technique to dry summers, I’m saying “advantageous for the summer-dry months” as it relates to the clients who prefer to see green plants and leaves still hanging onto their Buckeyes. Alternatively, Juncus, Western Sword Fern, and Iris, for instance, often receive summer water…[Read more]

]]> 0 98da9a36993520f1851bfbc3b8ca31ef Geoffrey Katz posted an update in the group California Native Plants: Glenn Do you really need to irrigate these plants that you […] https://land8.com/activity/p/28933/ Thu, 20 May 2010 05:49:13 +0000 Glenn Do you really need to irrigate these plants that you mention in summer? They are native to N California, and so in a “natural” context do not get any summer water. Why would you need to irrigate them in a cultured situation?

]]> 0 d558391555d58124311e21f00803a0b1 Glenn Kranich posted an update in the group California Native Plants: Ashley- In urban settings, supplemental irrigation is […] https://land8.com/activity/p/28934/ Fri, 29 Jan 2010 04:58:17 +0000 Ashley- In urban settings, supplemental irrigation is advantageous for the summer-dry months. Specifically, I’ve used inline subsurface drip. Quality growing medium like compost is important too, along with mycorrhizal fungi applications to help plants thrive through root establishment. Some native plant material I have used are: Juncus…[Read more]

]]> 0 39d6b9f8ceb0387a388175892831f3c0 ashley cruz posted an update in the group California Native Plants: does anyone know how rain gardens thrive in the Bay Area? I […] https://land8.com/activity/p/28935/ Thu, 28 Jan 2010 05:29:21 +0000 does anyone know how rain gardens thrive in the Bay Area? I am wondering because right now, its the rainy season, so everything is getting a lot of water – but when it is summer and dry, how do the plants in the rain garden get their water? What plants do you suggest putting in the rain garden?

]]> 0 0fb6e5142ff3d6dc35327745e3090d32 Geoffrey Katz posted an update in the group California Native Plants: Hello all For those of you in the San Fran Bay Area […] https://land8.com/activity/p/28936/ Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:49:19 +0000 Hello all
For those of you in the San Fran Bay Area registration for the tour of East Bay native plant gardens just opened. Went last year, will go again this year. http://www.BringingBacktheNatives.net

]]> 0 84af53f10cfaa8e0031cf8afdbc9afbe Peter Jensen posted an update in the group California Native Plants: Semiarundaria fastuosum is a good screen variety. Dense and upright. https://land8.com/activity/p/28937/ Fri, 22 Jan 2010 06:37:07 +0000 Semiarundaria fastuosum is a good screen variety. Dense and upright.

]]> 0 2ccbca47eb9c6caa3d860c810f30525b Jason Bennink posted an update in the group Xerophytic Landscapes: Just a thought from Soil Science perspective on reducing the […] https://land8.com/activity/p/29095/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:37:52 +0000 Just a thought from Soil Science perspective on reducing the water requirements for any plant. Use lots of organic material and or peat moss around the plant,(not too much) and surround other areas with sand. Make sure the drip is going on the water holding material. Sand has the lowest affinity for water while clay has the highest and organic…[Read more]

]]> 0 b9f8b44c349fcc2dac95a4c276feab66 MJ Martin posted an update in the group California Native Plants: Two years after clearing the invasives in my part of the […] https://land8.com/activity/p/28938/ Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:33:37 +0000 Two years after clearing the invasives in my part of the creekbed in my backyard – you know, plants like Arundo and Tamarisk (how did that get there?) and Washingtonia palms (we all know how that got there) – the birds were kind enough to plant 3 Quercus agrifolia and a Toyon that is now about 12′ high. None of these are requiring additional water…[Read more]

]]> 0 a772396eca5592d4617ea337b2be1e69 David Moorman posted an update in the group California Native Plants: Christmas berry!? They can make a landscape designer a hero! https://land8.com/activity/p/28939/ Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:53:39 +0000 Christmas berry!? They can make a landscape designer a hero!

]]> 0 7218ecd387dc734b6e4e2386b190df24 umit harite posted an update in the group Xerophytic Landscapes: Hello, Hope to exchange knowledge and experience. Regards to […] https://land8.com/activity/p/29096/ Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:11:35 +0000 Hello, Hope to exchange knowledge and experience. Regards to All. ümit harite from turkey

]]> 0 18f30ab7a7cd14dc8701c06ae188fe00 MJ Martin posted an update in the group California Native Plants: I'm a residential Landscape Designer in San Diego's East […] https://land8.com/activity/p/28940/ Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:53:20 +0000 I’m a residential Landscape Designer in San Diego’s East County. Has anyone mentioned Tree of Life Nursery in San Juan Capistrano? They have a nice newsletter as well you can subscribe to.
I like to incorporate garden-friendly california natives in my designs.

]]> 0 ba235e2a8b34ab8ca997701ac608b65c Bill Kisich posted an update in the group Xerophytic Landscapes: Charles, This is probably easier to deal with in Phoenix as […] https://land8.com/activity/p/29097/ Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:01:32 +0000 Charles, This is probably easier to deal with in Phoenix as most people don’t really expect anything to live here without water. Even natives. I don’t know how you can expect a plant that is used to regular and frequent irrigation at the grower, to suddenly become a plant that thrives with irregular and infrequent feeding.

]]> 0 5a59fe195f036bcde23f28bcc07cb7bf Charles A. Warsinske posted an update in the group Xerophytic Landscapes: Ya Bill, all I know is when a local suburban city requires […] https://land8.com/activity/p/29098/ Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:54:51 +0000 Ya Bill, all I know is when a local suburban city requires the planting of natives in parking lot islands that get hammered by not only the heated asphalt but also the vehicle exhaust, I tend to shake my head. With pedestrians tromping through and no irrigation, it is just tough sledding. What we need is to educate the planners who write the…[Read more]

]]> 0 33994ba66c004e9384fde9f48862f1d7 João Bicho e Joana Carneiro, LDA posted an update in the group Xerophytic Landscapes: I Navid, the pine like plant looks like a grevilia flower. […] https://land8.com/activity/p/29099/ Sat, 15 Aug 2009 10:41:48 +0000 I Navid, the pine like plant looks like a grevilia flower. I’m not sure but it’s similar.

]]> 0 84e7982d242f55c37c44039450f8eaad Bill Kisich posted an update in the group Xerophytic Landscapes: Ya Charles, all the natives around here grow in balls and […] https://land8.com/activity/p/29100/ Sat, 15 Aug 2009 03:16:54 +0000 Ya Charles, all the natives around here grow in balls and cubes. You never have to water them and they never grow past the 3′ dia. ball or cube. They even flower in colors that contrast well with the building they are planted next to. I love natives. They’re truely the answer to all your sustainable dreams. You just need more experience, buddy.

]]> 0 fd43faef80ff3267a7eda43392299ec6 Charles A. Warsinske posted an update in the group Xerophytic Landscapes: We are being asked more and more to do less and less […] https://land8.com/activity/p/29101/ Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:00:46 +0000 We are being asked more and more to do less and less irrigation on our projects here in and around Seattle. One might think, “so what, it is always raining in Seattle.” This is not quite true. We have had a very dry summer here but we are only about an inch below average for the year. Many native and non native plants are suffering, and will not…[Read more]

]]> 0 1c13ea9a6d45d126b594a6337b6ab579 Ernst Glaeser posted an update in the group Xerophytic Landscapes: Hi folks, it's me on my lounge in Cairo, but active now in […] https://land8.com/activity/p/29102/ Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:13:59 +0000 Hi folks, it’s me on my lounge in Cairo, but active now in Abu Dhabi.
This is the place to try all this xerophytic plants and other material.
Whenever I come into a new arid area I try to studdy the the vegetation off the beaten tracks. Potential natural vegetation is the best indicator to meet climat and geology. We only (I guess that is the…[Read more]

]]> 0 6242576c556108dc1d3fe7d7d590c77b Bethany Fee posted an update in the group Xerophytic Landscapes: Hello- I'm new to the group! Currently our LA firm has been […] https://land8.com/activity/p/29103/ Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:32:04 +0000 Hello- I’m new to the group! Currently our LA firm has been dealing with the recent water restrictions- How do we (as Landscape Architects) get the word out that turf is no longer the San Diego landscape? We are in our 3rd consecutive year of drought and something has to change.

]]> 0 9e32e9e0e321941d094208280da145e0 Jeremy Sison posted an update in the group California Native Plants: Here are some other resources. las pilitas nursery. 2 […] https://land8.com/activity/p/28941/ Tue, 28 Apr 2009 06:13:09 +0000 Here are some other resources. las pilitas nursery. 2 locations. North San Diego county (Escondido) & San Luis Obispo. http://www.laspilitas.com. website is deep with info. Another is “California Native Plants for the Garden” by Carol Bornstein, Bart O’brien & David Fross. Cachuma Press. David Fross was my Cal Natives Professor at Cal Poly, SLO. Lots of…[Read more]

]]> 0 0b7886d9bca82e24eb39765df9f29570 Mark Simmons posted an update in the group California Native Plants: Agree with Ken and Blake. There's also some nurseries that […] https://land8.com/activity/p/28942/ Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:25:24 +0000 Agree with Ken and Blake. There’s also some nurseries that specialize in natives. Yerba Buena Nursery south of SF has a demonstration garden with labeled plants and the owners are VERY knowledgeable. Also, North Coast Nursery and Cal Flora in Sonoma County. Also, it’s good to be mindful of the fact that California has many totaly different native…[Read more]

]]> 0 d5ac8b9525caba6b5ad56967676a7a65 Ken Smith posted an update in the group California Native Plants: Katrina, to clarify, UCBG and Tilden are in Berkeley and […] https://land8.com/activity/p/28943/ Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:53:20 +0000 Katrina, to clarify, UCBG and Tilden are in Berkeley and Merritt College is in Oakland.

]]> 0 2597fb8d3f286fa61a8e6e7272bf3019 Brock Axthelm posted an update in the group California Native Plants: The South Lake Tahoe and North Lake Tahoe Demonstration […] https://land8.com/activity/p/28944/ Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:27:00 +0000 The South Lake Tahoe and North Lake Tahoe Demonstration Gardens show a plethora of California Native plants used in the high Sierra. These gardens give great examples of California Native plants at diffrent stages of development.

]]> 0 72a9bb7b5ca2bc553c2061cb8c6c3378 Ken Smith posted an update in the group California Native Plants: Agree with Blake -- the Merritt program is great. I also […] https://land8.com/activity/p/28945/ Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:30:01 +0000 Agree with Blake — the Merritt program is great. I also volunteered at Tilden’s native nursery on Thursday mornings — propagating, etc. It was a great way to learn about natives. U.C. Botanical Garden and the Tilden Park (native) Botanical Garden are both stunning places to check out CA natives in a park setting.

]]> 0 b50a12773e489424909c64ec1bf2ecf1 Blake Rothschild posted an update in the group California Native Plants: you may also want to check out the horticulture program at […] https://land8.com/activity/p/28946/ Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:34:32 +0000 you may also want to check out the horticulture program at Merritt College for i.d. classes. http://www.merrritt.edu

]]> 0 e019a5464a359085a2a44b8dd4499888 Chad Crutcher posted an update in the group Cal Poly, SLO: Hello all SloTown alum and current residents/students..Class […] https://land8.com/activity/p/29358/ Sat, 28 Mar 2009 20:15:26 +0000 Hello all SloTown alum and current residents/students..Class of ’78. I love this site. See ya ’round.
Chad
Dowell doing good.

]]> 0 cc3c8922f4816d468cca58dd5df66839 Mark Simmons posted an update in the group California Native Plants: Has anyone seen a CA native develop over time? I'm […] https://land8.com/activity/p/28947/ Fri, 06 Feb 2009 14:56:23 +0000 Has anyone seen a CA native develop over time? I’m interested in how native gardens survive in the real world of residencia. I’m using my own yard as a test, having just planted about 50 various species. They’re all infants right now, but I’m very excited to see how they grow,

]]> 0 cf21e3876a99101012f1638d62e28e7e Ahmad Ali Al-Gilani posted an update in the group Xerophytic Landscapes: Hello, Hope to exchange knowledge and experience. Regards to […] https://land8.com/activity/p/29104/ Thu, 18 Dec 2008 01:45:30 +0000 Hello, Hope to exchange knowledge and experience. Regards to All. Ahmad

]]> 0 718759bc6507d6a3c31f12f62d88608b ashley cruz posted an update in the group California Native Plants: hey! i'm beginning to study the native trees of california. […] https://land8.com/activity/p/28948/ Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:23:19 +0000 hey! i’m beginning to study the native trees of california. i live in NJ now, but come June moving to San Francisco. How is the LA job market out there? I was just laid-off here in Jersey.

]]> 0 43a04c22729e246903cd48e2c915ef3f Rico Flor posted an update in the group Xerophytic Landscapes: Hi, Richard, of seven posts back. Thanks, I missed that […] https://land8.com/activity/p/29105/ Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:11:31 +0000 Hi, Richard, of seven posts back. Thanks, I missed that post! Need to give credit where credit is due.

]]> 0 6aa2f86e10fd83d47154a3858500c71e jeffrey Gordon Smith posted an update in the group Xerophytic Landscapes: Yes it is 'Long John' Good call https://land8.com/activity/p/29106/ Tue, 09 Dec 2008 23:20:12 +0000 Yes it is ‘Long John’ Good call

]]> 0 919c588c5be28b16a3284c958380524a Barte Shadlow posted an update in the group Xerophytic Landscapes: Yes, I agree with Mike on the Grevillea sp. re Navid's post. […] https://land8.com/activity/p/29107/ Tue, 09 Dec 2008 20:14:31 +0000 Yes, I agree with Mike on the Grevillea sp. re Navid’s post. The flower gives it away. (I’m also from Australia, so I’m familliar with the genus, although I’m not sure on the species of this one. Perhaps Grevillea ‘Long John’.)

]]> 0 6bc8e190e02f7a69e64e09ba833582ab Navid Mostatabi posted an update in the group Xerophytic Landscapes: Fibonacci again? Does anyone know this plant? Found in San […] https://land8.com/activity/p/29108/ Sun, 23 Nov 2008 18:25:04 +0000 Fibonacci again? Does anyone know this plant? Found in San Diego at 5000 ft. elevation.

]]> 0 1cdfdc06b15ce474a37c8e8677dab55d Navid Mostatabi posted an update in the group Xerophytic Landscapes: Name that plant. Looks like a pine tree from a distance […] https://land8.com/activity/p/29109/ Sun, 23 Nov 2008 18:16:06 +0000 Name that plant.

Looks like a pine tree from a distance with a flower that is reminiscent of a succulent. I think it’s a desert plant.

]]> 0 64d622f4e324a81204ee5a97b4081d98 Catherine Bosler posted an update in the group California Native Plants: Thanks a lot. I will check him out https://land8.com/activity/p/28949/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:01:34 +0000 Thanks a lot. I will check him out

]]> 0 729dc754d0ca0a124c26c7391e00839d Jeremy Sison posted an update in the group California Native Plants: Catherine, I attended a seminar given by a Dr. Bob Gerheart […] https://land8.com/activity/p/28950/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:04:43 +0000 Catherine,
I attended a seminar given by a Dr. Bob Gerheart a couple of years ago. He is a well respected scientist here in california that specializes in Bi-filtration. Look up his name and see what comes up. Good luck.

]]> 0 16662771dc155c6505c24c1beff3d6ea Catherine Bosler posted an update in the group California Native Plants: Hi everyone. does anyone knows anything about […] https://land8.com/activity/p/28951/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:00:30 +0000 Hi everyone.
does anyone knows anything about phytoremediation specifically with california
native plants? All the info I did find was with Canadian plants. Thank you

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