NEW For 2026!
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Featuring
The Landscape Expo Partners With AGZA
AGZA – short for the American Green Zone Alliance – has been a constant presence at The Landscape Expo through its founder, Dan Mabe, and the many facilities and manufacturers the company has worked with. This year, that alliance expands, as TLE's Sustainability Center features the AGZA Green Zone, complete with case studies, panels, and seminars facilitated by AGZA as well as an autonomous mower demonstration area featuring brand-name manufacturers. If your team is considering the switch to electric or autonomous equipment, the Sustainability Center is where you need to be!
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All About Sustainability!
Check Out These Seminars!
- Panel Discussion - From Ash To Action:
An Industry Roundtable on Rebuilding After The L.A. Fires
withJeff Montejano, BIA SoCal, Alyssa Moffitt, PLA, ASLA SoCal,
and Stephanie Landregan, PLA, FASLA, Altadena Green
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This panel brings together association leaders from building, landscape architecture, landscape maintenance, and aboriculture for a frank, birds-eye assessment of the recovery effort. Panelists will share progress updates within their disciplines, surface blind spots and cross-industry gaps, celebrate wins, and identify the knowledge and skills practitioners need most right now. Attendees will walk away with real-world insight and actionable guidance for navigating the rebuild and for building greater fire resilience into everything they do going forward.
November 4th at 1:00 p.m. |
AB 1572: Understanding the Law Banning
Irrigation of Non-Functional Turf
by Krista Guerrero, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
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Join this Senior Resource Specialist from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California to understand the history and intend behind AB 1572, including the difference between functional and non-functional turf as defined in the bill. This session will address who is required to comply, how nonfunctional turf can be identified on your property, and what steps are necessary to meet the requirements. Get clear, authoritative answers directly from one of the agencies that sponsored and helped develop the legislation.
November 5th at 9:30 a.m. |
Designing for Bees and Native Pollinators
by Kim Chacon, Cal Poly SLO
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This session provides landscape professionals with practical, evidence-based strategies for integrating pollinator habitats into residential, commercial, and municipal projects. Attendees will leave with plant selection strategies to immediately enhance biodiversity, increase landscape value, and meet sustainability goals.
November 4th at 2:30 p.m. |
Fire-Resistant Native Plants
by Greg Rubin, CA's Own Native Landscaping
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Having had 20 landscapes involved in major fire events, without the loss of a single home, a well designed and maintained native landscape may actually be one of the MOST fire resistant choices available. The results of our 4 year research project for the U.S. Navy, examining the phenomenon of native landscape fire resistance, will be discussed, as well as actual case histories with photos.
November 5th at 1:00 p.m. |
Case Study: Converting UCLA To Electric Equipment
by Dan Mabe, AGZA
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The AGZA workshop will cover impacts of conventional landscape maintenance practices, current regulations, and grant opportunities. It will also introduce the basics of transitioning landscape maintenance operations from intensive gas-powered machinery to lower impact technologies which includes battery, electric, robotics, and human powered devices.
November 5th at 8:00 a.m. |
Field Wiring Diagnosis & Troubleshooting
by Craig Borland, Irritrol/Rainmaster
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Join Craig Borland to discuss the 4 common failure modes found in field wiring with all Irrigation systems. Learn how to break the system down into 3 easy parts for troubleshooting, by using your voltmeter. Understand what Ohm’s of resistance is and what does it mean with field wiring. Discuss common pitfalls with wire connections.
November 4th at 9:30 a.m. |
Panel Discussion: New Robotic Technologies
by AGZA
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This session will explore the benefits of autonomy, technology and software availability, infrastructure requirements, regulations, and more! Attendees will learn about the different types of autonomous mowers, insightful real-world implementation, and key considerations for adoption.
November 4th at 11:15 a.m. |
Panel Discussion: Electric vs. Gas Motor Regulations
by AGZA
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Located in the AGZA Green Zone, this session will explore the evolving regulations concerning electric vs. gas powered motors.
November 5th at 11:15 a.m. |
Creating Sustainable Permaculture Landscapes
by Dane Shota, Arborist
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Certified Arborist and Water Auditor Dane Shota will walk attendees through the design process that cultivates environments that prioritize ecological health and sustainability. Learn about the difference between organic fertilizers and living soil, as well as methods that utilize little irrigation and pruning.
November 4th at 9:30 a.m. |
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