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DROUGHT GARDENING TIPS
Water Conservation Tips for the Home Lawn and Garden
33 Ways to Save Water in Your Home Garden
California Institute for Water Resources
Keeping Landscape Plantings Alive under Drought or Water Restrictions
Gardening Basics: How do I practice sustainable gardening?
Lawn Watering Guide for California
Managing Turfgrass During Drought
Questions & Answers About Water Conservation and Drought in the Landscape
UC California Institute for Water Resources - CA Drought Resources
CA NATIVE & DROUGHT TOLERANT PLANTS - GARDENING
CENTRAL VALLEY STYLE- SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPING
Tulare/Kings Newspaper Articles
- A New Kind of Beauty: Colorful, Water-Wise and Low Maintenance (October 24, 2015)
- A Secret Garden (April 29, 2017)
- Bladderpod: A Plant for the New California Landscape (August 8, 2015)
- Buckwheat (January 29, 2015)
- CA Native Grasses, Rushes and Sedges (June 28, 2012)
- CA Native Plants: Why "Go Native"? (October 10, 2002)
- California Buckwheat (August 24, 2019)
- California Poppies (April 12, 2012)
- California Poppy (May 10, 2007)
- Carpenteria Californica (March 11, 2017)
- Colorful Drought Tolerant Perennials (April 2, 2015)
- Create a Water-Wise Yard, Part 1 (August 15, 2015)
- Creating a Water-Wise Yard, Part 2 (August 22, 2015)
- Drought Tolerant & Native Plant Favorites Are Available Locally (October 10, 2013)
- Drought tolerant but bright, bold and beautiful! (August 2, 2012)
- Drought Tolerant Stars for any Landscape (September 10, 2009)
- Gardening in California's Central Valley (November 28, 2002)
- Groundcovers for Lawn Replacement (April 26, 2019)
- Growing California Native Plants (December 9, 2008)
- Have You Zoned Out on Plant Zones? (January 1, 2015)
- Keeping Plants Alive under Drought or Water Restrictions (January 23, 2014)
- Mill Creek Trailway - A Winter Walk (December 28, 2006)
- Mill Creek Trailway - Make a Difference Day (October 25, 2007)
- Monkeyflower is a Drought Tolerant Addition to Your Landscape (April 23, 2015)
- Native Plants in the Home Garden (February 9, 2019)
- Native Plants: How to Get Inspired (October 23, 2008)
- Ornamental Grasses (September 18, 2014)
- Our Field of Dreams – “If you Plant Them, They Will Grow (September 21, 2019)
- Plant Propagation - You can do it! (September 20, 2012)
- Salvias for my New Garden (August 21, 2014)
- Spring: It's Time for Curb Appeal - Central Valley Style (March 22, 2012)
- Succulent Sedums are Suitable for Sustainable Gardens (Valley Voice 2018)
- Summer blooming drought tolerant plants available locally (June 10, 2010)
- Summer Drought "Warriors" (August 14, 2014)
- Summer Drought "Warriors" (Valley Voice)
- Sustainable Gardening So What IS IT? Part II (September 24, 2009)
- Sustainable Gardening: So what IS IT? (February 24, 2011)
- Sustainable Landscaping for California's Mediterranean Climate (October 26, 2006)
- The Future of Our Gardens: An Early Look at the UC Davis Arboretum All-Stars (February 26, 2009)
- Yes, Dorothy, There is a Hydrangea for Your Water Wise Garden (May 14, 2015)
- Yuccas (February 6, 2014)