A Guide for Updating Existing Commercial Landscapes

All gardens will be evaluated by the public very first ("American Idol"-design), who can view and vote online at from June 1 to July 1. Learn about the plants you currently have.

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Group plants according to water needs. 2. Expand your plant palette. California-friendly plants can include and are not limited to decorative grasses, bulbs, shrubs, locals, succulents and the majority of plants from Mediterranean environments worldwide. 3. Take note of design. Not all drought-tolerant landscapes require to be dull as dirt. Let a creative style, and not always the plants, take spotlight.

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

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Be your own smart timer. Discover to read your landscape, take a look at the soil and plants and consider the climate before you turn the water switch on. 7. Control overflow. Ensure a single drop never ever strikes your driveway or the gutter. 8. Look into permeable hardscape products such as pavers and gravel that filter water before it trickles into the watershed.

Go organic. Enough said. 10. Give drier landscapes a good credibility by keeping your landscape pinched and pruned to excellence. Low water doesn't suggest low upkeep. Low maintenance doesn't indicate careless. or 714-796-5023.