Posts Tagged: native

Return to Urban IPM in Yolo, Sacramento, and Solano counties

Invasive Spotlight: Invasive Plants

The flowers of French broom are attractive, but this invasive plant is not a good choice for landscapes. (Credit: Jack Kelly Clark)

People in urban and suburban areas often use the term “invasive” to describe plants or weeds that appear to take over a garden or landscape. However, true invasive plants are weeds that infest ecosystems, rangelands, and pasture—places...

Posted on Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at 10:00 PM

Comments: 0

Author: Anne Schellman
Contributor: Karey Windbiel-Rojas

Tags: california center for urban horticulture (0), economic impacts (0), endangered species (0), garden (0), invasive plants (0), landscape (0), non-native species (0), nursery (0), ornamentals (0), PlantRight (0), retail (0), UC IPM (0), weeds (0), wildfire (0)

Drought in the Landscape: Water Conservation Q & A

[From the August 2015 issue of the UC IPM Green Bulletin] Q. How much water do landscapes use in California? A. Landscape irrigation accounts for only about 9% of total statewide developed water use, but the percentage varies widely among...

Posted on Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at 9:41 AM

Comments: 0

Author: Dennis Pittenger

Tags: conservation (1), drip (1), drought (8), grass (3), irrigation (5), landscape (51), lawn (10), native (1), Pittenger (3), sprinkler (1), sprinklers (1), tree (20), trees (14), UCCE (6), water (3)

Posts Tagged: native

Invasive Spotlight: Invasive Plants

Drought in the Landscape: Water Conservation Q & A

Read more