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Carpet of Stars: Changing The Face of Curb Appeal

Lawns are a problem for California. A bold accusation, I know, but it’s true. Non-functional lawns are thirstily soaking up...

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Blue Plants for a Soothing Landscape

The color of the sky, the color of the ocean—blue is one of the most magnificent colors in nature and...

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Water-Wise Winter Vegetable Care

One of the most essential aspects of vegetable plant care is consistent, adequate watering—but this can be difficult when trying...

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Water-Wise Plants for Southern California Gardens

Sustaining Nature and Gardens with Less Water Listed below are just a few of the hundreds of Water-Wise plants for...

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California Friendly® Garden Design Ideas

Need Inspiration? Below you will find over many local Orange County gardens that are all demonstrating California Friendly elements. We’ve...

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California cracks down on water use as it sees its most severe drought ever

article resource: npr Water restrictions began Wednesday for 6 million residents in Southern California, as the state enters its third...

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California Friendly® Plants

Choosing Water-Wise California Friendly Plants We have made it easy for you to determine which plants are Water-Wise California Friendly....

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Roger's Gardens
Water-Wise Project

Fifteen years ago, Roger’s Gardens was surrounded by lush lawns, lots of them. Times change and so do landscapes. In...

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Water-Wise Gardening Tips

  Turn off your manual irrigation timer during the winter months From about November through April our local weather patterns...

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How To Conserve Landscape Water Right Now

Roger’s Gardens Vision: We believe in beautiful environments that sustain the planet and its people. 1. Reduce or stop watering...

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Orange County's Water Recycling Program

Provided by Carl Smith of Governing Website The state is already home to the largest potable water reuse programs in...

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Proper Lawn Removal

Provided by Ron Vanderhoff, General Manager of Roger's Gardens The lawn that just won’t die! Surprisingly perhaps, that’s exactly the...

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Artificial Lawns: Environmental & Societal Considerations

Provided by The King's Research Portal of King's College London Introduction Lawns are common throughout cities in the Global North,...

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Overabundance of Lawns & The Environmental Issues They Cause

Provided by Annie Sneed of Scientific American Cruise through many neighborhoods or parks around the world, and you will find...

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Lawn Maintenance & Climate Change

Provided by Jiahn Son of Princeton University Introduction In America, over 40 million acres of land are covered by lawn,...

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Perspective on the California Drought & Landscape Water Use

Report Provided by Mr. Donald R. Hodel & Mr. Dennis R. Pittenger of the University of California Cooperative Extension -...

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