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Story of a Landscape: Solving Water Infiltration Problem in California Yard

Story of a Landscape: Solving Water Infiltration Problem in California Yard
By daniel wilson on Sep 28, 2016 in in Residential Landscaping

Wilson Environmental Contracting (WilsonEnv) is acknowledged in Turf Magazine's article: Story of a Landscape: Solving Water Infiltration Problem in California Yard, by K. Schipper, September 28, 2016.

Read article here: http://www.turfmagazine.com/landscape-designbuildinstallation/water-infiltration-solution-project/

This article highlights WilsonEnv's work at the Anderson landscape and its recognition via the California Landscape Contractors Association's (www.CLCA.org) 2015 annual Bob Baier Sustainable Award.

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SB Beautiful + SB Botanical Garden 2016 Native Choice Awardee

SB Beautiful + SB Botanical Garden 2016 Native Choice Awardee
By daniel wilson on Sep 28, 2016 in in Awards & Recognition

Wilson Environmental Contracting and Martin & Elizabeth Stevenson were honored September 25, 2016 at the Music Academy of the West at the annual Santa Barbara Beautiful awards ceremony. The 2016 annual Native Choice Award is sponsored by the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden.

The Stevenson property converted lawn and sprinklers to lush native garden with about 40 SB-originated native plants, plus other CA-appropriate plantings and fruit trees, infrequently irrigated with drip irrigation and onsite rainwater, passively collected, filtered and stored for gravity watering. Their garden is a haven for wildlife, including birds, insects and lizards.

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WilsonEnv: Bringing Nature and People Together

WilsonEnv: Bringing Nature and People Together
By Daniel Wilson on Aug 18, 2012 in in Greywater, Rainwater, Residential Landscaping

Daniel Wilson doesn’t just want to make your backyard beautiful, he wants to turn it into a sustainable landscape.

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Partnering with Whole Foods Market on “Grow Food. Save Money" Seminar

Partnering with Whole Foods Market on “Grow Food. Save Money
By Daniel Wilson on Aug 07, 2012 in in Events, Helpful Tips

The winter season in Santa Barbara, the perfect time to plant food. WilsonEnv will guide people on the process of creating their very own Home Food Forest� (HFF).

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WilsonEnv earns SBCA 2012 Hardscape Award

WilsonEnv earns SBCA 2012 Hardscape Award
By Daniel Wilson on Aug 05, 2012 in in Commercial Landscaping, Awards & Recognition

Wilson Environmental Contracting, Inc. (WEC) wins the 2012 Santa Barbara Contractors Association construction award in landscape and hardscape design for their Fallen Firefighter Memorial installation at the County Fire Headquarters.

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Goleta Honors its Beauty and Urban Forests

Goleta Honors its Beauty and Urban Forests
By Daniel Wilson on Jul 27, 2012 in in Events

Each month Goleta Valley Beautiful highlights a single-family residence and business for its attractive qualities and what it adds aesthetically to the community.

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Rainwater Innovation Featured at LA Expo

Rainwater Innovation Featured at LA Expo
By Daniel Wilson on Jul 06, 2012 in in Sustainable Irrigation, Awards & Recognition, Events, Rainwater

Daniel Wilson from Wilson Environmental Contracting, Inc. (WEC) will be holding a conference on March 30, 2012 at the LA Expo for Landscape Architects, Specifiers, & Design Professionals.

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WilsonEnv Honored with Two CLCA State Trophy Awards

WilsonEnv Honored with Two CLCA State Trophy Awards
By Daniel Wilson on Jul 06, 2012 in in Home Food Forest, Awards & Recognition, Greywater, Porous Paving, Rainwater, Residential Landscaping, Sustainable Irrigation

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

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WilsonEnv Offering Rain/Greywater Classes in Long Beach

WilsonEnv Offering Rain/Greywater Classes in Long Beach
By Daniel Wilson on Jul 06, 2012 in in Greywater, Events, Helpful Tips, Rainwater

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)

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Fueling Water Features With Rain

Fueling Water Features With Rain
By Daniel Wilson on Jul 06, 2012 in in Rainwater, Residential Landscaping

For water feature installations, there is a delicate balance between sustainability, performance, and aesthetics. Daniel Wilson and crew at Wilson Environmental Contracting, Inc. (WEC), however, were up to the challenge.

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