When choosing plants for your slope, erosion control and slope stabilization are primary concerns. Make sure to use deep rooted shrubs and trees along with the more shallow rooted ground covers. You want the more shallow rooted ground covers to help cover the slope, but need deep rooted plants as well to help stabilize the…
Tips on Reducing Water Usage
• Adjust your sprinklers seasonally to water less during cooler or wet weather. Most timers have a % key that makes these adjustments simple. Watering needs are greatest in the heat of summer and are reduced significantly in the winter when days are short, temperatures are cool and rains occur. • Adjust your…
Tips on Removing Your Lawn
Want to remove your lawn and replace it with drought tolerant plants? Doing so will save water as well as saving you money on the weekly ‘mow and blow’. If you have a lawn that is all a ‘cool season’ grass – like Marathon or fescue, then simply removing it with a sod cutter and…
