Commercial Landscape Maintenance since 1964

Our office will be closed this Friday December 30th in observance of the New Year holiday. Most of our crews should be in the field on both Friday December 30th and Monday January 2nd. The service schedule for certain facilities may be affected over the next two weeks. If you have any questions regarding this [...]

Our office will be closed this Monday September 5, 2011 in observance of Labor Day. We will have most of our crews in the field; however, the service schedule for certain facilities may be affected. If you have any questions regarding this issue, please contact us at (800) 339-2102 or email us at info @ [...]

I sat in on a presentation by Mr. Donald Hodel, an environmental horticulturist from the University of California Co-Operative Extension at UC Davis. He discussed best management practices for palm diseases, specifically Pink Rot, Fusarium Wilt, Sudden Crown Drop, and Diamond Scale. I’d like to share some of the highlights from that presentation here. I’ll [...]

New cool-season watering restrictions have gone into effect in the city of Pasadena. As of November 1st, watering outdoors is limited to one time per week. Residents have the option of watering on either Tuesday, Thursday, or Saturday before 9 a.m. or after 6 p.m. The new restrictions are to remain in place until March [...]

At the request of a couple of our customers, West Coast Grounds Maintenance has recently become a subscriber to ISNetworld. ISN collects safety, procurement, quality and regulatory information from thousands of vendors and stores that information in an online repository. ISN’s experts then review and verify the collected vendor information to make sure it meets [...]

Several of our customers get their water from Golden State Water Company (GSWC) Region II and we have had inquiries regarding the current watering restrictions for this district. Below you will find a full list of those restrictions as well as a summary of those which apply to irrigation scheduling. Please note that these restrictions [...]

The City of Bellflower is the newest in a long line of cities and water districts to implement mandatory watering restrictions. A new ordinance was passed on July 13, 2009 that requires residents and businesses to abide by new rules aimed at reducing water consumption. The new measures are scheduled to start on August 11, [...]

I’ve had several customers ask me about water restrictions in the City of Long Beach. Below I’ve listed those that apply to landscape use of water. Please note that additional restrictions may apply. To see a complete list visit www.lbawater.org. Water Use Prohibitions in the City of Long Beach Washing driveways, sidewalks, parking areas, patios [...]

Since 1964, WCGM, Inc. has provided commercial landscape maintenance services to many of Southern California’s premiere companies under the name of West Coast Grounds Maintenance. Beginning in late spring of 2009 WCGM, Inc. will now offer residential irrigation repair services as well. We plan to bring the same high level of professionalism, quality of work, [...]