How Can I Get Involved? ²² Beautify your property and public areas ²² Volunteer to those in need of an extra hand ²² Apply for or nominate others for B & A awards ²² Enjoy our local beauty and learn more What Is through: The Ci t y o f Lo m p o c Building - Sue Carrillo, [email protected], 875-8220 Code Violations BEAUTIFICATION Nuisances - Steve Boggs, 875-8254 Vehicle Abatement - Police Department, Jay Boudreaux, 736-2341 & Compost Bins www.cityoflompoc.com/PublicWorks/solidwaste.htm Local multi-use trails, gardens, parks, etc. APPEARANCE www.cityoflompoc.com/Parks_Rec Signage - [email protected] COMMISSION Solid Waste Carole Hesson, [email protected], 875-8033 Urban Forestry/tree questions www.cityoflompoc.com/parks_rec/urbanforestry.htm & Water conservation and rebates www.cityoflompoc.com/utilities/conservation How Can I Lo m p o c Mu r a l So c i e t y Art in public places, www.lompocmurals.com Help Beautify

Lo m p o c Va ll e y In Bl o o m Hands-on planting in pubic areas including the barrels My Community? www.lompocvalleyinbloom.net

Pl a n t /Tr e e In f o r m a t i o n Beautification & Appearance Commission Lompoc plant/tree brochure CA Native Plant Society - www.cnps.org

City of Lompoc Utility Billing Dept. 8001 Box P.O. Lompoc, CA 93436 Lompoc ValleyHorticulture and Botanical Society www.lvbhs.org Lompoc Valley Iris Society - [email protected] Master Gardeners - Santa Barbara County, 781-5940

Beautification & Appearance Commission What is the Beautification & Appearance Commission? How can I help?

The Beautification & Appearance Commission’s five commissioners are appointed by members of the Lompoc City Make an donation to the Beautification Council. How the commission evolves is dependent upon the strengths and creativity of its present commissioners as they work within bounds of the following Mission. Meetings are held the second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 & Appearance Commission through your pm, at the Dick DeWees Community & Senior Center. utility bill. For more ways to get involved see list on the reverse side of this brochure. Mi ss i o n : To recommend and act in an advisory capacity to the City Council in all matters pertaining to the beautification and appearance of the city of Lompoc and its environs, by: c i t y o f l o m p o c ²² Stimulating public interest in the overall community appearance and in preserving and enhancing the natural features of the Valley of Flowers, Ut i l i t y Bi ll Do n a t i o n ²² Encouraging citizens, the business community, and governmental agencies in planting well suited trees, flowers, f o r t h e shrubs, and the like, e a u t i f i c a t i o n p p e a r a n c e ²² Encouraging cooperation and coordination among private citizens and businesses to improve and make more B & A attractive their residential and commercial properties (lighting, signage, and aesthetics), and Co m m i ss i o n ²² Preparing special appearance reports relative to areas and conditions of public interest and concern as requested by City agencies--this will include an annual written report to the City Council on or before the first day of April of each year that includes projects completed in the past year and projected projects. I hereby authorize the City of Lompoc Utility Billing Department to add ____$1 ____$5 Beautification & Appearance Recognition Awards ____$10 ______other monthly to my city utility bill. I understand Lompoc takes pride in the natural beauty of our coastal central valley, the surrounding countryside filled with flow- ers and vineyards, and our year-round welcoming climate. In as much as our city also takes great pride in the this contribution is voluntary and that I efforts of our citizens and business owners in beautifying their properties, this commission honors the individuals may terminate it any time by providing and business, located within the city limits, by giving them special recognition through the following awards and recognitions: 15 days written notice to the City Utility Billing Department. ²² Re c o g n i t i o n Gr o v e Tr e e Pl a n t i n g s ²² Be a u t i f i c a t i o n Aw a r ds (in collaboration with the Parks and Recreation Commission) Beautification awards are ______For those who have given outstanding service to our community given for the top pick in Date Signature each category. ______²² Ho l i d a y De c o r a t i o n Co n t e s t s Ov e r a ll Aw a r d is a single Print Name Sweepstakes Winner $50, Residential Winner $25, award given for the best and Business Winner $25 overall beautification and community minded ______group, company, or ²² Pr o p e r t y Im p r o v e m e n t Aw a r d (PIA) individual. ______Applies to private as well as Address business properties who have Ho n o r a bl e Me n t i o n s are made great improvements to multiple awards given in any categories. their property. Citizens need In conjunction with ‘America in Bloom’ and ‘Say it with Flowers’ to take before and after photos All programs of the Commission are self-supporting and Property Improvement Awards are awarded quarterly to homeowners, groups and businesses that make landscaping and/or exterior appearance improvements – efforts which improve the City of Lompoc and their neighborhood’s appearance. Possible categories: to the commission for consid- operate without contribution from the city. d a t e residential, commercial, mini-scapes,schools, public buildings, eration. name

address apartment complexes, clubs, places of worship, mobile home

______John Linn - Mayor, City of Lompoc Becky Barritt - Chair, Beautification & Appearance Commission parks, drought tolerant, etc. City of Lompoc Beautification & Appearance Commission P.O. Box 8001 Lompoc, CA 93438 Beautification &Appearance Commission G N I T N A L P THE CITY CITY THE OF ² plant/tree growth (permaculture gardening). plants thatencourage predator bugsand assist dependant garden by adding lowmaintenance ² to add to your soil(city compostbins available) ² ² them itonly causes pain later whenthey bathe). areas (don’t use cayenne it doesn’t discourage thing uncomfortableto walk on as a mulchinkey ² ² pebbles, bark, gorilla hairbark,livingmulch,etc). ² plants. soil, cutting holes where you wishtoplace ² watering can cause thirsty shallow rooted plants. deeper droughttolerant roots. Frequentlight ² Creating a lowermaintenancegarden: In thisBrochure youwillfind, throughout the year. prudent totrack your sun and shadeprogress and living atthebaseor top of ahill. It is also protection, higher content of stone/concrete, Microclimate canchangesimply by more wind you’ll want to investigate your individual area. alkaline clay soils and multiple microclimates Since ourvalley has a spectrumofsandyto ² ² to mention here) so many great ideas and varieties toonumerous lawn ideas (thisisonly astarter listas there are ant groundcovers, shrubs, trees, and herbal ² Celebrate LompocValley’s Rare ‘Warm Mediterranean’ Climate Mediterranean’ ‘Warm ² ² ² ² ² ² ² ² ² ² ² ² Retain rainwater Mulch Use your own compost Cat proofing Include rock gardens&waterwiseplants Water less Use perennials Create asustainable&non chemically suppression clothUse weed Invasive species and theiralternatives Native and edible plants Beautiful and easy tomaintain droughttoler Throughout Your Garden around plants with 2” mulch (straw, frequently but deeply to create , use lava rock, sticks, or any as your base planting. inbarrelsorsoil(swales). and/or worm casting and/or worm casting over your - -

² ² ² ² ² terebinthifolius, andS.molle) ² with myoporumbushesand groundcovers ² ² ² Invasive Trees Seed spread by smallmammals. common name ice plant and most are non-invasive. tus edulis There are multiple types of plants with the ² Invasive Groundcovers nurseries –spreadsquickly PAMPAS GRASS/JUBTAGRASS GREEN FOUNTAIN GRASS GIANT REEDORCANE-Arundodonax Invasive ² ² ² Invasive Bushes www.cal-ipc.org. fauna food source.For amore completelist visit IPS] that threaten the state’s wildlands and native of whichonly200areconsidered invasives [Cal- native plantspeciesand1,800 non-native plants California, ameccaofbiodiversity, has 4,200 ² spread by birds. helix, H.caneriensis, Senecio mikanioides), seed PLEASE DON’TPLANTAPEST! As defined by the California InvasivePlantCouncil As definedbytheCalifornia ² ² ² ² ² ² ² ² ² ² ² ² ² Alternative PlantsListedInside Alternative ² SINGLE SEED HAWTHORN TREE OF HEAVEN SALTCEDAR RUSSIAN OLIVE andCalifornia PEPPER -Brazilian,Peruvian, MYOPORUM CHINESE TALLOW TREE BLUE GUMEUCALYPTUS HOTTENTOT FIG/HIGHWAY ICEPLANT COTONEASTER ACACIA BROOM PERIWINKLE IVY - English, Algerian, and Cape/German (Hedera -English,Algerian,andCape/German -French, Scotch/Scots,Spanish&Portuguese - Golden, Green, and Western CoastalWattle -Golden,Green, andWestern Grasses -Tamarixspp. -Myoporum laetum,

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NATIVE PLANTS Lawns are a great place for kids to play but if some NATIVE PLANTS Check sun, wind, soil, and moisture levels before planting areas are unused why not replace those sections ²²CEONOTHUS - ‘Yankee Point’ and ‘Hearts Desire’ ²² EDIBLE TREES (full sized and dwarf varieties) with a rock garden island, drought tolerant or edible ²² GRINDELLA STRICTA VENULOSA – Yellow ‘Bears’ Lime , Dwarf Meyer Lemon, Purple Plum, ²² CURRANT, EVERGREEN (Ribes viburnifolium) - plants/trees, raised beds, and/or the following: daisy-ish flowers, up to 19” h , no water once No water once established. 3’-6’ h by 6’ w, smells established, full sun Mission Fig, and many more. Be sure to check chill like fine wine, needs light shade, takes clay or hours and heat requirements before purchasing. ²² BLUE OAT GRASS - Evergreen, very cold ²² MANZANITA, CARMEL SUR - On the coast it sandy soil hardy, needs full sun and weekly watering, moder- rarely needs water. Clay or sandy soils, part shade, ²² DWARF OLIVE – Wilsonni (ornamental) and ²² FUCHSIA, CALIFORNIA - Multiple varieties ate grower to 2’- 3’ h full sun, fast growing 3”-12”h by 5’-10’w Little Ollie up to 3’ h by 4’ w, ‘Catalina’ is the hardies, hum- ²² CALIFORNIA FESCUE - Clay or sandy soil, full ²² MINT (Yerba Buena) - Slower growing than other ²² HOLLY TREE – Wilson and Buford mingbird favorite, full sun to part shade and good sun or medium shade, 1’ - 3’ high, drought toler- mints thus less invasive, low growing, drainage. ant but looks more lush if watered Native Plant! ²² STRAWBERRY TREE (Arbutus unedo) - Small, ²² STRAWBERRY: Sand (Fragaria chiloensis), shrubby tree, 16’ - 30’ h (can get a compact ²² MATILIJA POPPY - To 8’ h, large white flow- ²² DEER GRASS (Muhlenbergia rigens) - No Wood (F. californica), Alpine (F. vesca) can varietal), low water, colorful edible fruit but usually ers with raised yellow centers like floating sunny- water once established, tall mounds, feathery tops handle acidic or alkaline soils, berries are small, grown as an ornamental side-up eggs. Native Plant! sweet, and prolific ²² REDBUD - Western and Forest Pansy (purple ²² SAGE: Black (Salvia mellifera), White (S. api- ²² DYMONDIA - Low tight mat with a yellow flow- ²² SUCCULENT, Oregon Stonecrop (Sedum leaves), showy mass of magenta flowers ana), Purple, and many more, Do not over water! ers, sunny site, can take foot traffic and clay soils. oreganum) - For moist northern slopes or flat areas ²² BOTTLE BRUSH - a tree-like shrub, multiple ²²SAGE BRUSH, CALIFORNIA (Artemisia californica) ²² LINHEIMER’S MUHLY GRASS - No water once varieties available including dwarfs established, showy ornamental up to 5’ h NON-NATIVE PLANTS ²² TOYON/HOLLY BERRY (Heteromeles arbuti- ²² CALIFORNIA FLANNELBUSH - small tree/ folia) - no water once established ²² MINI AGAPANTHUS - Grass-like, thick blades ²² CREEPING MYOPORUM (Myoporum parvifo- shrub with yellow/gold flowers in spring lium ‘Putah Creek) - 1’-3’ h by 10’-15’ w, full sun to ²² MANZANITA, Howard McMinn - Sandy or clay ‘Peter Pan’ and ‘Tinker Bell’ light shade, cold hardy to 20 degrees soil, best for those new to native plants, Pacific ²² MONDO GRASS - Also comes in a dwarf variety Mist - sandy soil, fast growing for a manzanita, do ²² HERBS: Many herbs can be found in low grow- More information from the City of Lompoc not over water! ²² NEW ZEALAND FLAX (Phormium tenax) - Low ing varieties, even parsley can be kept fairly low if Compost Bins - nominal fee water, thick blades (not a true grass) clipped and enjoyed regularly. CREEPING THYMES www.cityoflompoc.com/PublicWorks/solidwaste.htm NON-NATIVE PLANTS - Elfin , Woolly, and Red can handle light foot Water-wise garden package, water conservation ²² DAISY-LIKE: Margarita (Osteospermum) 3’ h ²² SOCIETY GARLIC - Not a grass but grass-like traffic but are best for pathways between stones. rebates including rain barrel and solar rebates and Marguerite Daisy (Argyranthemum) to 2’ h with thick blades growing in bunches, spreads slowly www.cityoflompoc.com/utilities/conservation ²² ICEPLANT, HARDY (Delosperma cooperi) - ²²DAY LILIES - Most soils, drought tolerant Needs good drainage, magenta flowers, no water Local Multi-use Trails, Gardens, Parks, etc. See more ideas under Ground Covers below www.cityoflompoc.com/Parks_Rec ²² FORSYTHIA - Low water, 4’ w to 6’ h bright ²² ICEPLANT, ROSEA /SHOWY DEWFLOWER Nominate yourself or another for a Property yellow flowers (Drosanthemum floribundum) - Low water, to 6”h Improvement (PIA), Holiday, or other beautification awards draping habit www.cityoflompoc.com/parks_rec/urbanforestry.htm ²² IVY GERANIUM - This variety rarely disappoints GROUND COVERS ²² LAVENDER - Multiple varieties, colors, and sizes ²² MINTS - Low growing varieties such as Ba- nana Mint, Corsican Mint (extra water needed), Where we found our information ²²MINTS - Many types , part- full sun, keep contained NATIVE PLANTS and Pennyroyal City of Lompoc Drought Tolerant Garden - W. Central Ave. ²² ROCK ROSE family from 3’ to 5’ high and wide ²² BEACH STRAWBERRY (Fragaria californica/ ²² ROSES - Low growing, ‘Flower Carpet Red’ or Demonstration Gardens - Ken Adam Park & La Purisima Mission chiloensis) - Low water, mow in spring for thick mat any of the flower carpet cultivars Lompoc Valley In Bloom - www.lompocvalleyinbloom.net ²² ROSE - ‘Lady Banks’ (Rosa banksiae), no water Lompoc Valley locals who love to plant ²² DWARF COYOTE BUSH - 1’ h by 12’ w, all soils once established, pretty, rambling, train over arch ²² SILVER CARPET (Corethrogyne filaninifolia) - Vandenburg Village Community Services District, ²² CEANOTHUS GLORIOSUS PORRECTUS, Blue No water once established. Nearly flat with daisy- Sustainable Landscape Demonstration Gardens ²² SAGE - Jerusulem, Pineapple, Clary, Garden, like yellow flowers. Salvia greggii, and many more, Do not over water! flowers, some afternoon shade, cold hardy, loves Chumash Tribal Office Native gardens, Santa Ynez growing under a tree’s light dappled shade ²² SUCCULENTS: SEDUM - Senecio, 'Blue Chalk- SLO Botanical Gardens, El Chorro Regional Park ²² WALL GERMANDER (Teucrium chamaedry) - Seaside Gardens, Carpenteria ²² CEANOTHUS HEARSTIORUM – San Simeon sticks,’ blue with white flowers, looks like creeping Pinkish flower, low shrub 1’ h by 2’ w, evergreen, fig or large ice plant, ECHEVERIA - ‘Hens & Chicks’ Las Pilitas Nursery website, www.laspilitas.com drought tolerant Ceanothus (blue flowers) 2 – 3 inches tall, loves adobe clay soil are drought tolerant and come in different varieties Gaias Garden, permaculture gardening book (Hemenway) ²² SUCCULENTS: Drought tolerant, ALOES-some and colors) , AEONIUM, many different cultivars Reimagining the California Lawn (Bornstein, Fross, O’Brien) are low growing; CACTI-barrel cactus; AGAVE ²² ERIGON GLAUCUS DAISY - 9-20” h with 1” (Crassula and Sempervivum tectorum are great for California Invasive Plant Society, www.cal-ipc.org blue-lavender flowers, plant 2’ apart, needs some So. facing rock gardens). Pick succulents that can ²² THYME & OREGANO - Small shrubs, many types water handle our freezes. BohemianSpiritDesign