A water-saving landscape. Courtesy San Diego County Water Authority Third in a series republished with permission from the San Diego County Water Authority‘s website. Before starting your water-saving ...

Tenth in a series republished with permission from the San Diego County Water Authority‘s website. Irrigation is an essential part of any good landscape design. It ensures plants and trees get the ...

One saves more water than the other.

Drip irrigation delivers water directly to plant roots, reducing waste and promoting healthier growth. By planning around soil type, plant needs, and water pressure, you can optimize efficiency.

One of the biggest investments homeowners make in their landscape is in trees. Therefore, proper irrigation is essential to maintain tree health – especially when establishing newly planted trees.

Proper irrigation is very important for plant health. Too much or too little can both be damaging to plants. I’ll begin with a description of a process called evapotranspiration. This process combines ...

In warm weather, container plants will need water every day just to keep them alive, especially window boxes. Lack of rain and low humidity can be a challenge for those with potted plants and a ...

Summer is just around the corner now. Many of the flowers you may have planted in early spring, petunias for example, may not make it through the heat and humidity of summer. But there are colorful ...

Irrigation is a must in our climate. Even if your garden has all native plants, they will need supplemental irrigation for at least their first two summers before they become established. In addition, ...

For San Diego gardeners, the Lemonadeberry shrub (Rhus integrifolia) is the landscape plant perfect for our times. Considering the ongoing drought in Southern California, a low-water, low-maintenance, ...