donna | May 2, 2009
This week, the Sears Tower in Chicago collapsed, London was swallowed by the Thames and Atlanta was taken over by wild beasts on a television show called Life After People. Ordinarily the History Channel, which aired it, uses old footage and photographs to bring the past to life. But last year the network decided to [...]
admin | April 2, 2009
One hundred ten ways to save water
#1 There are a number of ways to save water, and they all start with you.
#2 When washing dishes by hand, don’t let the water run while rinsing. Fill one sink with wash water and the other with rinse water.
#3 Some refrigerators, air conditioners and ice-makers are cooled with [...]
admin | March 13, 2009
Native plants “spring” to life in early winter during the winter rains, with flowering periods starting at that time and running throughout spring. As things heat up in the summer, some of the local natives, those that are not evergreen, go dormant, which some people consider a disadvantage.
In one sense, this opposition to natives [...]
admin | March 13, 2009
These are links from the talks at the Sustainable Urban Landscape Conference at Cuyamaca College, March 12-13. For an overview of sustainable landscaping, see “What is sustainable landscaping anyway?”
http://bewaterwise.com/
This Web site is developed and maintained by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
http://socalwatersmart.com/index.php
Effective July 1, 2008, SoCal Water$mart is a region-wide water efficiency rebate program [...]
admin | March 11, 2009
Virtually all the bungalows in Jennie and Chas Rightmyer’s Kensington neighborhood have well-tended lawns out front – part of the American dream, along with picket fences and two-car garages.
But increasingly dire warnings about statewide water shortages prompted the Rightmyers to remove their Bermuda grass. They are replacing it with a drought-tolerant garden that should be [...]
admin | February 10, 2009
Native Growers, version 3.0….
Not sure where we’re going this time, but, hopefully we’ll have fun getting there…