Tag: drought-tolerant plants

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Taking advantage of problem-solving plants
Colorful gardens are rare in dry environments. Avoid having colorless gardens by learning about problem-solving plants that will help your garden flourish.
May 25, 2018
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Incorporating Mediterranean style into your customer’s garden
Here are a few ideas that can create the Mediterranean-style garden your clients crave and help take it from drab to fab.
October 12, 2017
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California nurseries adjust to new landscaping trends, consumer desires
Growers of nursery stock have been scrambling to adjust, but such takes time. Turning a cutting or seedling into a market-ready plant takes a couple of years!
September 14, 2017
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Winners named for Gardenista’s Considered Design Awards
Gardenista has named the winners of its fourth annual Considered Design Awards. This years winners showed an amazing range of garden styles! Details here.
August 10, 2017
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Six drought-tolerant perennials to bring some color to an ailing landscape
If your customer is living in a drought prone area, you can suggest these drought-tolerant perennials that they can count on returning year after year.
July 25, 2017
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Unsung heroes: Irrigations systems are offensive line of water conservation
There are tools for every situation and there are also different irrigation systems that are suited for varying microclimates and landscape designs. More here!
May 16, 2017
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OPEI harkens to California’s lessons for spring planting
The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI) reminds everyone of the importance of making smart long-term landscaping choices.
March 17, 2017
Informal plantings of rosy buckwheat, deer grass, ceanothus, coyote mint, manzanita and bush anemone spill into the decomposed granite paths in this California native garden in Capitola. Designed and maintained by Plant Landscape Design. Photo: Matt Ross/Flickr
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ASLA survey predicts trends for connectivity and sustainability
The ASLA has conducted its 2017 Residential Landscape Architecture Trends Survey and internet connectivity entered the top ten project types for consumers.
March 8, 2017
This sustainable residential garden features design elements based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth, including a handcrafted fire pit in a courtyard. Water Calculation and Poetic Interpretation was designed by Arterra Landscape Architects and is a winner of the ASLA 2016 Honor Award, Residential Design Category. Photo: David Livingston
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Critics slam turf removal company’s rebate-driven work
The turf removal company known as Turf Terminators has been surrounded with controversy. Click to read more on the rebate fiasco the company left behind.
October 17, 2016
Majority of Turf Terminators’ clients chose to have gravel installed. Photo: Turf Terminators/Yelp
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If drought means lawn must go, replace it with living plants
In the spirit of conservation, Californians look for ways to cut down on watering. Click to read more on the research that makes a case for eliminating the lawn.
August 3, 2016
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Drought-tolerant landscapes don’t have to resemble deserts
If a client wants to use drought-tolerant plants, it’s important to consider the time that takes, along with the proper plant selection. Click for tips.
July 15, 2016
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Rain Bird marks Smart Irrigation Month with church project
Rain Bird and volunteers provided a comprehensive makeover, including irrigation system, to a church in Rancho Santa Margarita, California. Click to read more.
July 14, 2016
A number of green industry companies in Southern California joined Rain Bird in donating labor and materials for the renovation project. Photo: Rain Bird
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