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Daniel Wilson doesn’t just want to make your backyard beautiful, he wants to turn it into a sustainable landscape. Wilson is the president and founder of Wilson Environmental and Landscape Design (WELDesign), making a name for himself as a landscape designer with the passion of an ecological advocate.

Daniel Wilson from WELDesign will be holding a conference on March 30, 2012 at the LA Expo for Landscape Architects, Specifiers, & Design Professionals.

Rainwater Harvesting: Passive & Active Systems, 1 CEU APLD
Presented by: Daniel Wilson, Wilson Environmental Contracting Inc.
Long Beach Convention Center
Friday, March 30th - 1:30 - 2:30 PM

WELDesign is honored to have just been awarded two (2) prestigious awards November 2011 from the California Landscape Contractors Association (CLCA).
1. Xeriscape Achievement Award
2. Best of Show - Bob Baier Award

Upcoming seminars, Oct.12th in Long Beach: Rainwater and Greywater
1. CA-Legal Greywater (9:30 - 11:00 AM)
2. Rainwater Harvesting Overview (12:00 - 2:00 PM)

The winter season in Santa Barbara, the perfect time to plant food. WELDesign will guide people on the process of creating their very own Home Food Forest™ (HFF). An HFF is more than just a vegetable garden; it’s a complete, organic ecosystem of trees, plants, pollinators, decomposers, soil, water, and more. WELDesign will provide those interested in building this new ecosystem with a full understanding of the variety of components which will make their new venture a success.

This may seem like a relatively straightforward water feature. However, connecting it to seven rainwater storage tanks, an irrigation system and LED lighting while working around eight other trades doing a full home remodel on a slope full of rusty car parts complicated the picture substantially. Daniel Wilson and crew at Wilson Environmental Design, however, were up to the challenge.

Santa Barbara, CA, (November 19, 2010) - Wilson Environmental Landscape Design, Inc. (WELDesign) is pleased to announce they are the recipient of the prestigious 2010 Santa Barbara Beautiful Award, along with architect Dennis Thompson and Robert Andre Construction for their work in the Mesa neighborhood.

Dawn of a new era: "On August 4th, 2009, California can legally install simple laundry and single fixture systems without a permit. For the first time, licensed professionals can legally help with the 1.7 million existing graywater systems in the state."

When making decisions of how much and when to invest in our landscape, how often do we consider the return on our investment? It has been reported that landscape improvement resale value is often 1.2 times the initial investment.

Each month Goleta Valley Beautiful highlights a single-family residence and business for its attractive qualities and what it adds visually to the community. Annual winners in the two categories were selected from those honored throughout the year, and six other businesses or families were honored in annual categories.