Garden And Landscape Design

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Water Saving Tips

Checking your irrigation system periodically to reduce leaks and help conserve water usage. Photo: L Stiles Almost a third of Marin Countys water is used for irrigation. The majority of Marin residents use around 8,000 gallons or less of water per month.
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Shrubs

Pittosporum tobira, mock orange. Photo: Wikimedia Commons Shrubs are extremely versatile and hard-working, often forming the framework of a landscape. Some are low-growing and others are as tall and large as trees. They make excellent privacy hedges, foundations, and evergreen backdrops.
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Central Sierra: El Dorado County | Master Gardener | Marsh

The Sherwood Demo Garden is comprised of 16 individual gardens. The Marsh is a man made freshwater wetland located within the Sherwood Demonstration Garden used as an educational garden to assist the community with understanding ecosystems, sustainability, invasive and aquatic weeds, insects, mollusks and…
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Olives for oil

Irrigation Scheduling Tools In development in Greece-An innovative irrigation scheduling tool for olive crops Soil Moisture Monitoring http://ucmanagedrought.ucdavis.
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Mill Creek
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Drought and Water-Wise Gardening

Links to information on gardening and irrigation, water-wise plants and landscaping, and water-wise living.
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UC Master Gardener recommended landscape plants for Sonoma County
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Recommended Landscape Plants for Sonoma County

Landscape Plants for Sonoma County We offer a number of plant lists to help you find the right plants for each place in your garden, or the right place for that plant you couldn't resist. The selection of plants on these lists is not intended to be exhaustive. There are many more plants that can be —…
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Trees & Shrubs

Erik Mclean, Unsplash Water new plants frequently, especially during hot, dry weather. Wet the root ball directly; avoid ponding water around the trunk and avoid wetting the trunk. Allow the soil surface to dry between waterings.
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site analysis
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Site Analysis: Getting To Know Your Garden

Most successful gardens did not happen by accident. The gardeners who tend them developed a deep understanding, or analysis, of the site over time. Here's how to perform a site analysis for your garden.
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Aster
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Extra Easy for Brown Thumbs

You don't need a green thumb to grow rock purslane (Calandrinia grandiflora). PlantMaster If you've been unsuccessful at gardening, take heart. There could be many reasons for that, starting with the condition of your soil or other cultural factors in your garden.
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Central Sierra: El Dorado County | Master Gardener | Children's Garden

The Sherwood Demo Garden is comprised of 16 individual gardens. Gardening is a fun family activity that provides plenty of learning possibilities. The Children's Garden is designed to appeal to children and provide examples of plants and art that can be used to make a garden child friendly. Check out the…
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