Exploring lawn-to-garden conversion in Sunnyvale, CA? See how this South Bay Area homeowner successfully designed a native garden & navigated the Valley Water rebate program.
Exploring lawn-to-garden conversion in Hayward, CA? See how this East Bay Area couple successfully designed a native garden & navigated the EBMUD rebate program.
It is Christmas time! All the decorations are full on: the lights, the flowers, the tree, and yes, the wreath. Surely you have seen many different kinds of wreaths, some made with real plants, some plastic. Today, we are going to show you a very special one – a wreath that was made completely with California native plants.
Feeling really hot this summer? It’s right. Everywhere you go, you can see news about record high temperatures and wild fires. In such hot weather, how can plants in a garden survive and thrive? Record Temperature July 2018 is the hottest month in California since 1895, when the temperatures were first recorded.
This weedy lawn had been bothering the homeowners for a long time. It was a nice lawn when it was first put in, but needed to be maintained often. As busy professionals, they really did not have the time. On the other hand, they wanted to be friendly for the environment and have a small footprint. The lawn, they felt, used too much water.