One Residential Project in San Gabriel, California

Kurapia SOD from Delta Bluegrass was planted by EcoTech Services on January 27, 2016 in San Gabriel, California. The images show how Kurapia set the landscape about 30 days later after it was planted. The area is approximately 900sf and the total cost including labor, hauling turf removal, and Kurapia was about $4,700.00. The cost does not include the cost of irrigation. The homeowner did apply for the turf rebate through MWD and product rebate.

Beautiful project! Job well done!!

Photos by EcoTech Services

DROUGHT WATCH The New Plant on KTLA

Watch the program!

Gayle Anderson reported UC Tested Utility Ground cover, Kurapia as a new plant product that can us water and water bill on her program, Drought Watch on Los Angeles KTLA Morning News. Mr. Edward L. Wallace, a landscape contractor of Midwest Landscaping in Long Beach, California was interviewed and assisting the program professionally. Thanks to Gayle and Edward for introducing Kurapia to making better environment for our community!!

Kern Radio Newstalk presented by CLCA Kern County Chapter

8AM - 10AM on Saturday, February 20, 2016

Mark Ohde will talk about Kurapia on the garden radio show.

Mark Ohde left, Prof. Ono on black shirt

Bakersfield Home & Garden Show

Kurapia is at Booth #517

Kern Country Fairgrounds

30th Annual  Bakersfield Home & Garden Show

February 19-21, 2016 

Marcos from Ecotech

El Nino Stormwater Tested

Freeway 210 Azusa area

Caltrans Maintenance Storm Water Division

Bioswale trial project testing by

District 7 Erosion control / Slope inspection.

June 16, 2015

Oct 5, 2015

Jan 5, 2016

 

Glendora Ridge Road was shut down between Glendora Mountain and Mt. Baldy roads as a precaution ahead of heavy rain. (KABC)

Jan 8, 2016

Kurapia remains intact after the storm. The mud soil and some debris are seen over the Kurapia ground cover. Kurapia wasn't washed and is still under it.

Feb 16, 2016

Observing Kurapia's coming back up growing from soil.

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Bioswales are landscape elements designed to remove silt and pollution from surface runoff water. They consist of a swaled drainage course with gently sloped sides (less than six percent) and filled with vegetation, compost and/or riprap.

Water bill hikes rates for 4% due to drought

LA DWP, other utilities to raise water rates because of drought

By Mike Reicher, Los Angeles Daily News

Enjoying those lower water bills from 3-minute showers and your new drought-tolerant landscaping? Well, prepare to pay a little more to make up for your conservation.

Throughout California, consumers have conserved during this four-year drought and purchased less water from their utilities, leaving some water agencies operating in the red and drawing down reserves. Officials now say they need to pass some of the costs back to customers.

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power will hike rates to cover some of its lost revenue, its civilian board decided Tuesday. Most DWP customers will pay 4 percent more for water beginning in January. The average residential monthly bill will increase from $49.73 to $51.53, DWP officials said.

GOLF INDUSTRY SHOW

Kurapia SOD was represented by West Coast Turf (WCT) and Delta Bluegrass at the Golf Industry Show in San Diego, California on Feb 10 -11.

WEST COAST TURF

DELTA BLUEGRASS