It would appear that the Protea family of plants was designed specifically for drought-tolerant gardens. You do not want to place any of them within 10 feet of a lawn since the copious amounts of water needed to keep a lawn vibrant will quickly kill Protea family members. Nearly all of these plants are native to parts of Australia or South Africa where the climate closely mimics that of Southern California. In practical terms, this means that they grow just fine on a bare minimum of water, preferably delivered through drip irrigation tubing, during the hottest months of the year. Overhead irrigation in hot weather is dangerous to a Protea's health since it can lead to fungus diseases. In the Protea's habitat, as in Southern California, summer rain is an anomaly.
Question: We are now having severe water rationing. Our home is only five years old. We are taking out our lawn and we have just begun to landscape, leaving the existing trees and some shrubs. What would you suggest that we plant that would not take too much water? We need colorful plants, not succulents. - Georgia and Ed Dourley, San Diego Answer: This question is repeatedly asked of me. With diminishing water supplies and increasing water costs, we need to know what will grow within very restricted water conditions. Native plants have developed a diversified way of taking up water under dry conditions by developing deep penetrating roots and long side roots.
Q: We are now having severe water rationing here in San Diego County. Our home is only five years old. We are taking out our lawn and we have just begun to landscape, leaving the existing trees and some shrubs. What would you suggest that we plant that would not take too much water? We need colorful plants, not succulents! - Georgia and Ed Dourley, San Diego A: This topic occurs repeatedly in the questions asked of me. With diminishing water supplies and increasing water costs, we need to know what will grow within very restricted water conditions. Native plants have developed a diversified way of taking up water under dry conditions by developing deep penetrating roots and long side roots. Conserving water techniques within the plant include developing a thick cuticle layer on the leav...
County officials want to see fewer water-guzzling green lawns and more drought-tolerant plants. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted 4-0 to develop an ordinance that would require new construction, such as housing developments, to plant drought-resistant or native greenery.
The city is refurbishing planters throughout the complex at 35 Cajon St., and replacing much of the landscaping with native, drought-tolerant species. The Queen Palms have already been removed.
The Chino Basin Water Conservation District will offer a free water-wise landscaping workshop on Saturday. The workshop, that focuses on drought tolerant plants and efficient irrigation, is from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at 4594 San Bernardino Road, Montclair.
If you're thinking of what to do for Earth Day today, you could always pick up strewn trash at a park, sign up for one of those beach cleanup days or swap out your lawn with drought-tolerant plants. Those are all Earth-friendly gestures, and familiar ones. So here's an original notion: You could also stop ordering shark fin soup at a restaurant.
Dennis Kucera will talk about "Drought Tolerant Plants for Your Garden'' during Wednesday's meeting of the Inland Empire Master Gardeners. Kucera's presentation will highlight the many ways different plants have adapted to survive extreme drought.
There was a time when most people would have argued that [John Shurtz] was trying to do the impossible - namely, build green and stay on a budget. But as the first North Bay Build It Green Home Tour amply demonstrates, homeowners no longer have to weigh what's in their wallets against what's in their hearts. The one-day tour Sun., Sept. 25, will highlight 17 homes in Marin and Sonoma counties and provide workshops that demonstrate the use of technologies such as radiant floor heating, passive solar design and materials such as fiber-cement siding, recycled wood decking, and bamboo, cork and exposed concrete flooring options. Just a few of the Shurtz home's green features include bamboo flooring, a metal roof and ridge skylights designed to match the solar panels, hydronic radiant floor...
..., too, by landscaping with native and drought-tolerant plants. In addition, between 40 and 50 p...
MONTEBELLO - The Central Basin Municipal Water District has broken ground on a demonstration garden of California native and drought tolerant plants in this city. The development of the garden has begun at the famed Juan Matias Sanchez Adobe, 946 North Adobe Ave., where 5,000-square-feet of grass is being torn out and replaced with plants that use significantly less water, district spokesman Joseph Legaspi said.
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