Our Purpose

​The principal purposes of sustainable landscaping in Santa Clara County are:

• Continually improve gardening practices to minimize environmental impacts at local, regional, national and global scales
• Protect and enhance the natural environment to ensure its sustainability
• Provide information, education and instruction
• Research the impact of gardening on soil conservation, water quality, biodiversity and ecologically sustainable development

These principal purposes are enhanced and supported by the following goals:

• To reconnect people to the natural world through gardening
• To inspire gardeners to understand and appreciate the environment
• To encourage local food production, minimizing “food miles” and their environmental impacts
• To ensure people develop an understanding of their connection with global communities and the impacts that chemical and resource use have on the natural environment well beyond their neighborhood