Landscaping Tip Of The Month: Four Ways To Be More Water-Efficient In Your Landscape
Here are four ways to be more water-efficient in your landscape: […]
Make Earth Day Every Day
One of the best ways to protect the planet is by conserving water! Celebrate Earth Day on April 22 by changing your water use habits year-round. Here are some tips to get you started: […]
Plant Of The Month: Golden Barrel Cactus (Echinocactus Grusonii)
The golden barrel cactus is one of the best cactus for a bold accent in the landscape due to its symmetrical, globular shape and brilliant, golden spines that light up in the sun. It grows slowly to 3 feet high or more, but remains a manageable size in most gardens for many years. […]
Spring Into Savings With Low-Water Plants
April is National Garden Month! Spring is the perfect time to give your garden attention before the weather warms. […]
Landscaping Tip Of The Month: Reduce The Amount Of Lawn In Your Yard
Reduce the amount of lawn in your yard by planting shrubs and ground covers appropriate to your site and region. Your water agency may offer rebates that help you replace everything from turf to irrigation controllers, and more. […]
Plant Of The Month: Sand Verbena (Abronia Villosa)
You may have noticed patches of purple wildflowers popping up throughout the Coachella Valley recently. Along roadsides, in vacant lots, and around sandy washes and hills, miles of native sand verbena are turning the desert bright purple. These flowers normally make an appearance every spring, but right now they have already been in bloom for months. After Tropical Storm Hillary dropped an unprecedented amount of rain in August 2023, soil conditions were right for a very rare fall wildflower bloom, and the flowers have been sustained by above-average rainfall since [...]
