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All Stories by Story Category : Water, Irrigation, & Conservation

Adapt your garden now: drought conditions may be here to stay

  • Julie McMillan

As summer arrives, it’s time to think about conserving water

  • Jane Scurich

As the climate changes, sustainable garden design is essential

  • Karen Gideon

Can California feed the U.S. with less water?

  • Marie Narlock

Conserve Water, Our Liquid Gold

  • Dave Phelps

Creating a sustainable future with landscaping

  • Juliana Jensen

Drought-stressed plants

  • Martha Proctor

Embrace low-water choices

  • Dot Zanotti Ingels

Erosion control keeps rain from washing away topsoil

  • Marty Nelson

Garden walks can help gardeners conserve water, maintain beauty

  • Jane Scurich

Gardening without Watering

  • Barbara J. Euser

Habitat gardening can offer lots for wildlife, great views

  • Barbara J. Euser

Helping Homeowners Save Water in Their Gardens

  • Dave Phelps

How to bank some water in your garden

  • Diane Lynch

Hydrozoning saves water

  • Dave Phelps

Irrigation: How much, how often?

  • Diane Lynch

Keep your roses healthy during drought

  • Nanette Londeree

Know how to water plants to grow healthy roots

  • Barbara Robertson

Late summer irrigation tune-up

  • Barbara Robertson

Lawn alternatives: what to know before you grow

  • Marie Narlock

Make every drop count!

  • Nanette Londeree

Mulch, a good return on your garden investment

  • Nanette Londeree

Need to conserve despite all the rain

  • Diane Lynch

Now is the time to harvest rainwater

  • Dave Phelps

Permeable landscaping can be good for you and the Earth

  • Karen Hamblett

Permeable surfaces let rainwater soak naturally into the earth

  • Marie Narlock

Plants that get by on no water once established

  • Diane Lynch

Products used in our gardens can impact the bay and beyond

  • Diane Lynch

Protecting our precious water

  • Nanette Londeree

Rain gardens present ways to bank water in the garden

  • Diane Lynch

Rain makes the world go round

  • Marie Narlock

Re-imagining our Marin gardens in a hotter, drier climate

  • Anne-Marie Walker

Rerouting the rain to reduce runoff can enhance landscape

  • Barbara J. Euser

Save money, resources with landscaping advice

  • Marie Narlock

Save water, cool the planet -- here's how

  • Marie Narlock

Setting water priorities during drought

  • Dave Phelps

Slow it down, spread it out, soak it in: Collecting rainwater keeps it from going down the drain

  • Nanette Londeree

Smart planting, exchanging seeds, composting will help ecosystem

  • D.F. Braun

Starting a graywater system

  • Jane Scurich

Succulents are practically made for California gardens

  • Diane Lynch

Take a walk, conserve water

  • Jeanne Price

The garden of the future looks like the garden of the past

  • Marie Narlock

The Greening of Gardeners

  • Marie Narlock

The right amount of water at the right time

  • Nanette Londeree

Time to tune up your watering system

  • Diane Lynch and Tony Mekisich

Turn off the sprinklers

  • Marie Narlock

Understanding the water needs of plants in the summer

  • Karen Gideon

Using less water in the garden

  • Marie Narlock

Using water effectively in yards

  • Dave Phelps

Want to help mitigate climate change? Treat your soil like gold.

  • Marie Narlock

Water balance for our plants

  • Dot Zanotti Ingels

Water worries!

  • Wendy Irving

Water your garden wisely – conservation counts

  • Marty Nelson

Water, water…anywhere???

  • Jane Scurich

Water-wise hydrozones

  • Barbara Robertson

Ways to be water-wise

  • Ron Filson

Xeriscaping -- Using less water while enhancing beauty

  • Marie Narlock