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Arline
Paa, 8th Street, with
Carol
Vernon, Dwyn Robbie,
Pat Welsh, Beth LaHay,
Gale Darling, Linda
Chisari, and Mary
Friestedt.
Recently
the Del Mar Garden
Club requested
the members to submit
water saving tips that
everyone could use to
conserve water in their
homes and gardens. Here
are some of their ideas:
1.
If you put rocks
around your plants,
they will not
dry out as quickly.
This holds true
of plants in pots,
too.
2.
Replace your thirsty
lawn with pebbles,
mulch or pine needles...Brown
is beautiful!!!!
3.
Take out any thirsty
plants and replace
them with draught friendly
ones such as:
a.
Jade Plant
b.
Echium
(Pride
of
Madeira-blue/purple/pink
flowers)
c.
Euphorbia
wulfenii
(chartreuse
flowers)
d.
Aeonium
urbicans
(rosette
shaped)
e.
Aeonium
sunburst
(smaller
green/cream
pink
edges)
f.
Othonna
capensis
(succulent
with
yellow
flowers,
never
stops
blooming)
g.
Any
ceanothus-favorite
Ray
Hartman
twice
year
blossoms.
h.
Society
garlic |
Most
of these can
survive
with almost
NO water.
4.
Mulch, Mulch, Mulch...you
do not have to water
as much.
5.
Save rainwater.
6.
Early morning watering.
7.
Flush your toilet
infrequently.
8.
Save water in a bucket
when warming the
water.
9.
Save cooking water,
water from vases,
and
your dog’s
bowl. Dump the old
water onto your
plants.
10.
Fall is a better
time
to plant new plants
because the cooler,
shorter days give
the plants the opportunity
to establish a good
root growth.
11.
Drip irrigation is
much better at saving
water than sprinkler.
12.
Post notes in guest
bathroom, kitchen,
and laundry so others
know how precious
our water is.
13.
Allow spaces in the
garden. As you eliminate
thirsty plants, you
don’t
always need to replace
them with another
plant. Perhaps just
mulch over the spot
or nestle an artistic
rock over the spot.
French cafe table
and chairs or a
comfortable
bench give an open
cherry feeling plus,
a place to sit.
14.
Crassula multicava
makes a great ground
cover for shade and
once established
survives without irrigation.
15.
Wash full loads of
dishes and clothes.
16.
Turn off water while
brushing your teeth.
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