Alternatives To Overseeding Your Lawn This Fall
If you have a grass lawn, you may be familiar with “overseeding.” This is the process of scalping summer grass, laying new seed, and watering until a fresh green lawn takes over. However, this is not a common practice in other areas, so why do we do it in the Coachella Valley? […]
Landscaping Tip of the Month: Switch to High Efficiency Nozzles
High efficiency nozzles have lower flow rates and apply water at lower application rates to reduce runoff in comparison to conventional spray nozzles. High efficiency nozzles typically improve efficiency by 10 to 20 percent. […]
Plant of the Month: Artichoke Agave (Agave Parryi V. Truncata)
As its common name implies, the Artichoke Agave resembles an artichoke. It has short blue-gray leaves and grows 2-3 feet tall and 2-4 feet wide. With dark reddish-brown teeth along its margins and a terminal spine, the flowers initially appear pink or red, then turn a golden yellow color. […]
Landscaper Training to Improve Water Efficiency Skills
Residential outdoor water use in the United States accounts for more than 9 billion gallons of water each day, mainly for landscape irrigation. It is estimated that as much as 50 percent of that water is wasted through evaporation, wind, or runoff due in part to improper irrigation system design, installation, and/or maintenance. […]
To Mulch or Not to Mulch
Mulching is one of the simplest ways to enhance your garden. It insulates the soil, protects it from erosion, conserves moisture, prevents weed growth, reduces soil compaction from heavy rain, provides a beautiful finishing touch to your garden, and may even improve soil quality. […]
Plant Of The Month: Elephant’s Food (Portulacaria Afra)
This succulent is well adapted to the Coachella Valley. It’s an excellent container plant with an interesting, flowing growth habit that appears to flow waterfall-like over the edge of a container or across the ground. It is often confused with the jade plant, Crassula argentea. Elephant’s Food grows more rapidly and has more open growth, with limber, tapering branches. […]
