LANDSCAPE AND GARDENING

Water-Smart Landscaping Beautifies Your Yard, Saves Money

During the recent drought, we asked our customers to help us preserve drinking water supplies. Together, we exceeded the state’s 20 percent conservation goal. 谢谢你！!

As we experience shorter days and cooler nights, we encourage you to keep conserving drinking water, and your yard is a great place to start. During the winter months, one day a week should be enough to keep your garden healthy.

Here are some additional tips for saving water outdoors:

Landscape Conservation Tips

• Make sure your sprinkler system is functioning properly.
• Adjust your sprinkler schedule to match the season and the weather. 使用 Recommended Watering Schedule 为指导.
• Use 滴灌 in planter areas.
• Cover bare soil with mulch to decrease evaporation and increase beautification.
• Water just before dawn for a healthy garden.
• Don’t water on windy days. Wind blows water away from where it is needed.
• Set lawn mower blades higher. Longer grass means less evaporation.
• Remove invasive plants from your garden. They hurt our environment.
• Reduce water-thirsty grass and replace with California-Friendly® plants.
• 取一个 Turf Removal Workshop - upcoming workshop dates to come

查看我们的 Water-Wise Plants Featured in the 台面的水 Garden.

Demonstration Gardens

台面的水 hosts three water-efficient demonstration gardens that feature California-friendly landscaping and other water saving practices such as smart timers, 滴灌, 生态调节沟和覆盖物(详见文后说明). Visit our gardens for waterwise tips.