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Whimsical & Water Wise
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What is a Greener Garden? Back to All Gardens. Whimsical and Water Wise. What was once a persistent Bermuda lawn with heavy clay soils has undergone sheet mulching and soil rehabilitation to provide a nourishing, permeable and sustainable site with a proliferation of native plantings and suburban wildlife habitat. The garden is irrigated using subsurface drip irrigation laid on a grid and a smart controller. The back side yard reveals a Laundry to Landscape greywater system to grow fruit trees and ot...
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Elk Grove Greener Garden Garden Tour 2013
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What is a Greener Garden? Back to All Gardens. Chock-Full of Water-Wise Choices. This landscape was converted approximately five years ago when the curved walkway was added and the lawn removed. The homeowners wanted to conserve water and just knew that taking out the lawn was the right thing to do. There is more than meets the eye in this native garden! This front yard previously suffered from a case of ‘turf-in-the-shadeitis’. However, after diligent efforts on the part of the homeowner it has. Two yea...
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‘Full Frontal’ Edible Garden
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What is a Greener Garden? Back to All Gardens. Full Frontal’ Edible Garden. What do you do when you want fresh organically grown vegetables, but your backyard is almost entirely in shade and you have four dogs? You get creative and build an attractive edible landscape in your front yard! After perusing Pinterest for ideas, the homeowners showed their contractor what they liked and the rest is history. Weeping Flowering Cherry,. Flower Carpet Red Groundcover Rose. Project Cost: $8,000.
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Elk Grove Greener Garden Garden Tour 2015
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What is a Greener Garden? Back to All Gardens. This garden has a ‘zen’ vibe and feels like a secret meditation area nestled in a forested meadow. Blues and Grays Abound -. 2014 Greener Gardens Design Winner. This landscape is the result of a homeowner who was ready to make the change and was fortunate enough to be the winner of a free landscape design at the 2014 Elk Grove Greener Gardens EXPO and Garden Tour. Some people collect coins or baseball cards or comic books, but this homeowner collects PLANTS!
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Plant Lover’s Pride and Joy
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What is a Greener Garden? Back to All Gardens. Plant Lover’s Pride and Joy. This homeowner works in the landscape industry and obviously doesn’t mind bringing his work home! This ‘greener’ garden choice is an informal composition of native, water-wise and other garden favorites. With an extensive plant list, this neighborhood botanical garden is this plant lover’s pride and joy. Red Japanese Maple,. Grassy Leaf Sweet Flag,. Red Leaf Japanese Barberry,. Feather Reed Grass,. Golden Breath of Heaven,. Sweet...
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Elk Grove Greener Garden Garden Tour 2016
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What is a Greener Garden? Back to All Gardens. Inspired by the colorful display of her neighbor’s side yard each year, this homeowner wanted some color of her own and embarked on a DIY transformation that is worthy of attention. Plant Lover’s Pride and Joy. This homeowner works in the landscape industry and obviously doesn’t mind bringing his work home! This ‘greener’ garden choice is an informal composition of native, water-wise and other garden favorites. Whimsical and Water Wise. Designing shallow fro...
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Elk Grove Greener Gardens Community Projects
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What is a Greener Garden? Is a local Sacramento organization dedicated to providing household, community, and regional solutions in practice and policy; supporting water harvesting, greywater, conservation, food production and integrated design. Grow Water host hands-on workshops, check out the list of activities on www.growwater.org. Please either contact us. Or join our mailing list to keep up-to-date! Enter Word Verification in box below.
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Testimonials
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What is a Greener Garden? This was a delightful experience. We particularly loved the tour and how thoughtfully planned it was. The flyers and numbered plants made it particularly informative. Took plenty of pictures and with the information on the sheets, we are well on our way to developing a more drought tolerant landscape. Great venue for the public. Very nice and helpful vendors. Made me feel certain that this is the way to landscape! Leave us a comment about your experience.
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