- Learn tips for saving water in the landscape.
- Become enlightened about drip irrigation
- Hear about attractive, low-water use plants.
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Water Thrifty Landscaping
Where: Stanislaus County Agricultural Center, Harvest Hall, OUTDOORS. 3800 Cornucopia Way, Modesto, CA 95358
When: Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Time: 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
Instructors: Master Gardeners Tim Long and Roxanne Campbell
Questions? Email ucmgstanislaus@ucanr.edu
Sign up online at http://ucanr.edu/thrifty/2022 or call Misa at (209) 525-6800 to reserve your space.
Are you ready to make the change to a more sustainable landscape? Do you want to:
- Save water?
- Save money on your water bill?
- Use less energy?
- Generate less greenwaste?
- Learn less toxic pest management strategies?
- Hear from local librarians about relevant books.
Sign up now to reserve your space!
When: Tuesday, October 27, 2020 from 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Where: on Zoom.
How: sign up to receive the link by email at: http://ucanr.edu/sustainable/2020
Speaker: Rho Yare, Master Gardener
- Author: Anne E Schellman
Every time you eat a fruit, vegetable, or nut, you may want to thank a pollinator. Without them, our diet would lack many of the vitamins and minerals we need to survive.
Often honeybees get all the kudos for pollinating, and they do a great job. But there are other pollinators involved too, including bumblebees, other species of bees*, birds, bats, butterflies, moths, wasps, beetles, and even flies.
June 17-23, 2019 is Pollinator Week, but you can celebrate pollinators all year long by creating a pollinator-friendly landscape. Here is a short list of things you can do now:
- Situate your garden in a sunny location
- Provide a variety of habitats such as shrubs, tall grasses, and low growing plants
- Leave some area of your ground bare (for ground-nesting bees & wasps)
- Use plants that provide pollen and nectar
- Use a mix of plants that bloom throughout the growing season
- Choose less toxic pesticide options and apply them in the early morning or evening
If you have questions or need assistance with any of these suggestions, feel free to contact the UCCE Stanislaus County Master Gardeners at (209) 525-6800 or ucmgstanislaus@ucanr.edu
Please join us when we recommend pollinator-friendly plants during our next free class on Low Water Use Landscaping on Thursday, June 27 from 6:00-7:30 in Modesto. Sign up at http://ucanr.edu/lowwater2019
In the fall we plan to hold a class all about pollinators, so stay tuned!
* Visit the UC Berkeley Urban Bee Lab Common Bee Groups of California to see photos of other types of bees you may find in your landscape. http://www.helpabee.org/common-bee-groups-of-ca.html
- Author: Anne E Schellman
Want to save water* in your home landscape but aren't sure how to get started? The Stanislaus UCCE Master Gardeners have a free class that can help! We will cover:
- Small irrigation changes you can make now to start saving water
- How to design a low water use landscape
- Irrigation tips
- Plants that thrive in low water landscapes
We will also answer these questions:
- Should I "break up with" (tear out) my lawn?
- What kind of water rebates are available if I do?
- How can I save water and keep my lawn?
- Are cacti and succulents the only plants I can grow to save water?
Class Details
Thursday, June 27, 2019 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Stanislaus County Agricultural Center, Harvest Hall Rooms D&E
Sign up at http://ucanr.edu/lowwater2019 or call Anne Schellman at (209) 525-6862 to reserve your space.
*Over half the water used in urban homes goes towards outdoor landscapes.
Source: Public Policy Institute of California https://www.ppic.org/publication/water-use-in-california