HOA Program Resources

The Tucson HOA Landscape Transformation Program has been retired as a formal program, our comprehensive catalog of HOA resources and educational materials is made available here.

Program Toolkit

Flowchart of the program's phases

Program Information

The program is organized into 5 distinct phases, from application to the maintenance of a sustainable landscape. This document describes each Phases and provides an estimated timeline.	Document HOA-LTP-Phases-and-Timeline-2025.pdf
Here are summarized the Principles underlining the Smartscape program.	Document Smartscape-Principles-and-Benefits.pdf
Participants are invited to attend a 2-part program information and orientation course. Find the notetaking PDF for the first section here.	Document HOA-Class-1-Part-0-Overview.pdf

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Smartscape for HOAs course recordings

Recordings	Notetaking pdf
Smartscape for Homeowners Class 1 Part 1 – Design	Document HOA-Class-1-Part-1-Design.pdf
Smartscape for Homeowners Class 1 Part 2 – Desert Adapted Plants	Document HOA-Class-1-Part-2-Desert-Adapted-Plants.pdf
Smartscape for Homeowners Class 2 Part 1 – Plant Science	Document HOA-Class-2-Part-1-Plant-Science.pdf
Smartscape for Homeowners Class 2 Part 2 – Irrigation	Document HOA-Class-2-Part-2-Irrigation.pdf
Smartscape for Homeowners Class 2 Part 3 – Pruning	Document HOA-Class-2-Part-3-Pruning.pdf

Rendering of a low-water-use landscape

Useful documents

The Homeowner Landscape Transformation Guide is designed to help homeowner associations (HOAs) in the Sonoran Desert achieve water conservation by adopting Smartscape principles for transforming common areas into water-efficient landscapes. Written by Kendra D. Potter, Master in Landscape Architecture.	Document Smartscape-HOA-Landscape-Transformation-Guide.pdf
These guidelines and templates are designed to help HOAs complete key phases of the program. They cover acquiring base map information for the designer and writing a quality Request for Proposals.	Document Guidelines-for-Obtaining-HOA-Existing-Conditions-Documents.pdf
	Document Guidelines-for-Finding-Selecting-and-Working-with-a-Designer.pdf
	Document Guidelines-for-Designer-RFP-and-Designer-RFP-Template.pdf
	Document Guidelines-for-Finding-and-Working-with-the-Contractor-Installer.pdf
	RFP Workshop audio recording
A survey can be a great tool to collect opinions from HOA members and include everyone in the design of common spaces.	Document Tucson-HOA-LTP-Community-Survey-Guidelines.pdf Document Tucson-HOA-LTP-Community-Survey-TEMPLATE.pdf
The Smartscape Maintenance Manual is a tool intended to be used for maintaining community landscape resources.	Document Smartscape-Maintenance-Manual-for-Sustainable-Landscaping.pdf
Information to help define Ornamental Turf, sometimes called non-functional turf - for programs that may include or exclude non-functional turf in their incentive.	Document Ornamental-Turf.pdf
Information to help separate outdoor and indoor use water when only one meter is present.	Document Submetering-Information.pdf
Tips on selecting a landscape professional from the smartscape.org website.	Tips on selecting Landscape Professionals
A listing of landscape professionals who have completed Smartscape courses.	Smartscape Professionals Directory
The Arizona Municipal Water Users Association Landscape Plants for the Arizona Desert publication.	Landscape Plants for the Arizona Desert
The Low Water Use & Drought Tolerant Plant List from the Arizona Department of Water Resources.	Low Water Use & Drought Tolerant Plant List