Why Transition Towards Sustainable Business Landscaping?

All gardens will be judged by the public first ("American Idol"-style), who can see and vote online at from June 1 to July 1. Finalists will then be chosen by a panel of judges. Find contest details, rules and application information at . 1. Find out about the plants you already have.

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Group plants according to water needs. California-friendly plants can include and are not limited to ornamental lawns, bulbs, shrubs, locals, succulents and most plants from Mediterranean climates worldwide. Let a creative style, and not necessarily the plants, take center phase.

Mulch, mulch, mulch and do not forget to mulch. The judges will be trying to find 3 inches a minimum of. 5. Install a weather-based timer that senses the wetness level in your soil and the air and combines the information with knowledge of your landscape to water only when your plants need it.

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Be your own smart timer. Find out to read your landscape, look at the soil and plants and consider the climate before you turn the water turn on. 7. Control runoff. Make sure a single drop never hits your driveway or the seamless gutter. 8. Look into permeable hardscape products such as pavers and gravel that filter water before it trickles into the watershed.

Go organic. Give drier landscapes an excellent reputation by keeping your landscape pinched and pruned to excellence. Low water doesn't imply low maintenance.