Garden Sense

Reduced Water Use Can Go Hand-in-Hand with Beautiful Landscaping

Click Here to request a Garden Sense consultation, or call 707 565 3026.

is a free program offered by the UC Master Gardener Program of Sonoma County.

Our friendly Garden Sense consultants have advanced training in water management, irrigation systems, site assessment, low-water use plants, and sustainable garden practices. We can show you how to easily conserve water (and save money) by creating a climate-appropriate garden that is healthy, environmentally sound, and most of all – beautiful!

While visiting your garden, our Garden Sense Consultants will provide:

   How-to information about lawn conversion

   How-to information about converting your sprinklers to drip irrigation

   Suggestions of low water-use plants that match your site conditions

   A basic site-specific sketch that addresses your functional needs

   An assessment of your existing irrigation

   General information and tips to help make your garden more sustainable

Garden Sense Brochures

Websites:

Sonoma-Marin Water Savings Plants: http://sonoma.watersavingplants.com/Garden-Resources/
Find a Qualified Water Efficient Landscaper (QWEL): http://www.qwel.net/graduates/sonoma-marin/
For Water Smart, Weekly watering schedules: http://www.srcity.org/watersmartyard
Use of Graywater in Urban Landscapes in California (ANR Publication 8536): http://anrcatalog.ucanr.edu/pdf/8536.pdf

Did you know . . . .

that a low water-use garden in Sonoma County uses, on average, a third of the water that a lawn requires?

A 1,000 square foot water-wise garden uses only 5,000 to 10,000 gallons of water per year, while a same-size lawn uses more than 22,000 gallons per year.

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Do Your Part –
Be Water Smart!

Garden Sense is a cooperative program between the
Sonoma County Master Gardeners and the Sonoma County Water Agency

Russian River Drought Relief Program: Sonoma County Water Agency has just created a new incentive programs for eligible well users in the Russian River watershed. This program is intended to help those who are on a private well save water during this historic drought. The Turf Replacement Rebate Program is a rebate of $0.50/sq ft up to $250 for turf converted to low water use plants. A pre-inspection is required. This program is grant funded and time limited. See if you’re eligible at www.SonomaCountyWater.org/Drought.