California considers ending emergency drought rules On Feb. 7, the State Water Resources Control Board is set to vote on whether water districts — including the two dozen in San Diego County — must continue to enforce prohibitions on wasteful water use, submit monthly reports on water consumption and continue so-called stress tests, which certify that those […]

With the amazing amount of rain that we are getting here in So. California over the last month or so, as good as it has been to get this needed rain it has often created drainage and erosion issues for many homeowners. This is a particular concern when the home is in the path of […]

RAIN!   It’s been quite a few years since we had a long series of quality rain like this season! So the question that everyone is asking is:   Is the drought over?   Officially, it is, for the northern 40% or so of CA but as I write this us in S California still […]

Using containers is one of the easiest ways to follow the principle of creating a landscape that works for you (instead of the other way around!) Growing your own food becomes a true reflection of your families needs/personalities and can be done equally well on a home you own or on rented property. Containers can […]

  Reduce “Thirsty” Turf…you don’t need to get rid of it all to save a lot of $$ Reduce area of turf Use drought tolerant turf grass Keep your trees healthy Good soil with amendments efficient irrigation   Optimize both rainwater use and irrigated systems Water Catchment Storage & Collection – Rain Barrels/Gutters/Cisterns Grading – […]

Our Quick Change – Front Yard Facelift program will convert your tired front landscape and convert it into something attractive and resource friendly! Steps in Process Meet/walk property and determine goals, plants needed and ones that need “gone” Create a written plan for all but the simplest of designs Plan is required if we are […]

Use Low Water/Native Plants If you’ve “Had Enough” spending good money just trying to keep grass alive, but you still want something living with some color, you can get there with a mix of succulents and native plants. This is where having a plan to refer to and build upon starts becoming very important. While […]

Opt for Artificial Turf With today’s latest products, this can be a great solution. It can really look fantastic (pic) and this ____sq ft was installed in a ___sq ft area that could have been turf grass. When you compare the numbers in annual cost, having virtually maintenance free artificial turf (only an occasional brushing […]

Container Growing Many times this is a simple, very efficient solution to improving the look without the major change to the land itself, is to use containers. We’re all familiar with growing in pots of various sizes and configurations. But there are a whole host of other container growing possibilities such as:             Pallet gardens […]