2023 Central Coast Chapter Beautification Awards Banquet
Saturday, June 24th, 6:00-9:30

This year’s Awards Banquet was held at the Back Nine Grill and Bar at beautiful Pasatiempo in Santa Cruz. It was a great event with some impressive winning entries!

Spring Mixer/Beautification Entry Drop Off, May 12th, 5:30-8:00 pm

Our social hour (or two) at Beer Thirty Bottle Shop & Pour House, 2504 S. Main St. in Soquel. This is the deadline for Beautification Awards entries as well.

Thirsty Thursday Golf Tournament, Thursday March 23rd, 10:00 am-4:00 pm

A little friendly competition between contractors and suppliers. A great day was had by all, atypical spring conditions notwithstanding!

Suppliers/Membership Night, Thursday, March 23rd, 5:00-9:00 PM

This is our chapter’s “mini trade show” that we present each spring. All C-27 contractors (members or not) were invited to see what’s new in the industry, meet our Central Coast supplier reps and learn a little bit about CLCA membership as we share dinner.

PREDICTABLE PROFIT PRESENTATION, TUESDAY FEBRUARY 21, 11:30 am-2:30 pm

Terrific educational presentation by the folks at K&D for the Central Coast CLCA. Location: Graniterock, 1755 Del Monte Blvd., Seaside

Kickoff Mixer - January 19, 2023, 5:00-8:00 pm

We rallied at the Beer Mule, by the Watsonville Airport, to toast the New Year. This is a fun venue that we hope to use again.

Holiday Mixer December 8, 2022

It was a great evening at the Seascape Golf Club with good company, a wonderful meal and fun Pink Elephant Exchange!

Fall Mixer October 13, 2022 5:00-7:30 pm

We met for a networking and social event at the Dust Bowl Brewing Co. in Monterey. It was a great afternoon!

Battery Expo October 19, 2022 4:00-7:00 pm

B & B Small Engine Repair was the host for an informational meeting with Stihl and Makita reps about the future of battery-powered maintenance tools. We learned about upcoming local ordinances pertaining to power equipment. All participants were were given the chance to win a Stihl battery tool kit.

2022 Liar’s Cup Invitational September 15, 2022 11:00-6:30

The dust has settled after a fun day at Delaveaga Golf Course in Santa Cruz. It was a beautiful day to play, with sunny skies and warm temperatures. A best-ball scramble ensured moving quickly and some low scores. Billy Crawford with K&D Landscaping Landscaping won the longest drive competition. Everyone had a great time on the course but there was no catching Scott Long and his team. With a score of 15 under, they took first place for the fourth year in a row!! Congratulations!!

Beautification Awards Banquet, Friday, August 26, 2022 at the Back Nine Bar and Grill, Pasatiempo

A casual evening of inspiration, celebration and friends, old and new. A social hour at the Back Nine Grill and Bar kicked off the event. A truly wonderful dinner was served and the Awards program followed. Congratulations to all the winners! Details can be found in the Beautification Awards section of the web site.

Spring mixer, friday, May 13

Our annual spring meet-up was at Beer Thirty Bottle Shop and Pour House. They have a great outside venue and lots of beers on tap. There couldn’t have been a better place to start the weekend!

Suppliers/Membership Night, March 24, 2022

The CLCA/Central Coast Chapter’s trade show of local and national vendors was held at De Laveaga Golf Club. There were lots of new ideas and products brought to us by our suppliers. All C-27 contractors were invited to attend and treated to a free dinner. A great evening!

Friday, January 21, 2022, 8 am to 3 pm, UCSC Arboretum, 1490 High Street, Santa Cruz

UC Santa Cruz Arboretum & Botanic Garden’s rich and diverse collection contains representatives of more than 300 plant families of Mediterranean climates. The 135 acre grounds maintain collections of rare and threatened plants of unusual scientific interest. The Central Coast Chapter jumped in to lend a hand in a beautification day.

2021 CENTRAL COAST chapter end-of-year party

Thursday, december 9th, 6:30 - 9:30 PM, beer thirty, soquel, CA

2021 CENTRAL COAST Beautification Awards Barbecue

Thursday, August 26th, 6:00 PM, the Dream Inn, Santa Cruz

Central Coast Golf Event at Spring Hills Golf Course

Thursday, June 10, 8:30 am - 4:00 pm

The CLCA Central Coast Chapter's hosted our annual “Liar's Cup” Invitational Golf Tournament at Spring Hills Golf Club. Spring Hills, nestled in the foothills of Watsonville, offered a great mix of challenges. Congratulations to Scott Long, Bill Thompson, Billy Waddell and Greg Bailey, winners of the coveted Liars Cup.

Creating Landscape Irrigation Shedules for Healthy and Beautiful Landscapes

Friday, May 28, 2021 from 10:00 to 11:00am– Online

Presented by Michael Johnson, longstanding CLCA/CC member and educator.

The Creating Landscape Irrigation Schedules (CLIS) training is designed for irrigation managers who want to quickly and easily develop irrigation schedules for healthy and beautiful landscapes. Utilizing site-specific weather, soil, plant, and irrigation system data, you can create base irrigation schedules for mature landscapes with multiple hydrozones in a few minutes. Then enter the schedule into any standard controller and adjust monthly with the percent-adjust feature.

Firescaping Basics from the Central Coast Chapter

Saturday, February 20, 2021 — ONLINE

Industry leaders shared their knowledge about wildfire mitigation in the wildland-urban interface (WUI), an important topic for those of us who live in the rural parts of Santa Cruz County. 

A Zoom recording of the seminar gives you a chance to learn ways to help reduce risks related to low-intensity wildfires. Concepts presented include maintenance of vegetation, awareness, and management of combustible materials, thoughtful design, layout, and incorporation of fire and ember-resistant construction materials and plants, fire breaks, firescape designs, and the importance of neighborhood and community involvement. 

Watch the recording here (1 hr., 45 minutes): https://youtu.be/IYkQrTro8ng

Central Coast Chapter
Liar’s Cup Invitational Golf Tournament

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019
SEASCAPE GOLF CLUB, APTOS, CA

On a beautiful bright and sunny afternoon, over 40 determined golfers converged on Seascape Golf Course, in Aptos, California. They came to strive for golfing excellence, and vie for the right to have their name etched upon the crown jewel of Central Coast CLCA honor, The Liar’s Cup. The fairways were green, and the course trim for golf this day. The golf maintenance crew treated everyone in attendance with respect, setting the day for a wonderful experience.

All in attendance had a great time. At the end of regulation, all could brag about their well-hit shots, and the ones which just rolled short. After a delicious dinner prepared and served up by our host, Seascape Resort Staff, it was time to announce the day’s winners.

A special shout out to all of our tee-sponsors, chapter volunteers, and raffle gift suppliers, you make this whole event special.

Congratulation go out to Shane Henninger, who had closest to the hole honors of 12' on hole #8.
Also to Matt Ellington, who blasted a monster drive down the 10th Fairway.
And with a 12 under par total of 59:
Mike Jones, Justin Rojas, Mike Lamson, and Chris Elliott were this year’s Tournament Winners.

Really, everyone was a winner. The day was warm, the course played fair, and the food and beverages were superb. Well done Central Coast!

Thank you to Chris Elliot for reporting on this year’s CLCA Central Coast Golf Tournament!

We WERE Beautiful!

The 2019 Beautification Awards were celebrated at The Dream Inn in Santa Cruz on June 21st. This year a special award, the Allegiance Award, was given to Chris Elliott of Aqua-Green Irrigation and Landscape. Chris is a Past President, a current Partner and is always on board for chapter events. See the full results of this year’s Beautification Awards program here.

Spring Mixer at Beer Thirty
Tuesday, May 16, 2019 5:30-8:00

A fun, no-host socializing and networking opportunity at Beer Thirty, 2504 S Main St, Soquel, 95073. Beautification Awards entries were accepted as members pored over the interesting collection of small-batch brews from the Monterey Bay Area and beyond.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
saturday April 20, 20191-4 pm

On Saturday, April 20 Cabrillo College Horticulture students and CLCA Central Coast installed a drip irrigation system at the heritage demonstration orchard at the Santa Cruz Live Oak Grange (1900 17th Avenue, entrance is pictured to the right). Chris Elliot, Aqua Green Landscape Irrigation, helped students install a flow meter and two drip valves while K&D Landscaping staff provided heavy lifting by trenching for the mainline and lateral pipes. The students then assembled the pipe system and the Techline drip tree rings per their design. The students were excited to work on this project and we all appreciate the support of the CLCA on this project. It was a valuable learning experience for them to participate in all phases of an irrigation system design and installation project. Ewing Irrigation, Netafim, and California H2orticulture Services generously donated all irrigation materials. Next, the students will create a climate-appropriate, efficient irrigation schedule to help the trees thrive and provide delicious fruit for many years. This was a great collaborative project that benefits a 60+ year old agricultural fraternity that maintains a beautiful orchard and community garden in the heart of Live Oak.

Thanks to Michael Johnson of California H2orticulture Services for putting this together, our sponsors and to all the volunteers who donated their time.

MEMBERSHIP/SUPPLIER NIGHT was a huge success!

A large crowd of landscapers and vendors converged on the Seascape Golf Club on March 19th, 2021, to share ideas about new products and ventures, visit and network over drinks and dinner at this beautifully situated venue. Many thanks to Event Director Katia Velasquez for putting together this premier event!