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Waterwise

Garden Help > Monthly Tips

Even in years with plentiful winter rainfall, our summers in Santa Clara County will always be dry. Planning your landscaping and gardens for our summer dry conditions will put you ahead of the game for future droughts and water restrictions. Here are some useful tips and links for homeowners and gardeners who want to manage their garden and landscape in a responsible, waterwise manner.

To-do: Waterwise Tips

Container Color Choice
Drip Irrigation
Drought Tip - Laundry to Landscape Irrigation
Drought Tip - Lawns
Drought Tip - No Fertilizer
Drought Tip - Trees Come First during Drought
Drought or Disease
Fall Irrigation
Fertilizing Ornamentals During Drought
Garden Planning in a Drought
Lawn Care
Save Water and Make Your Plants Happier
Water Budgeting
Water the Roots, Not the Plants
Watering Hydrophobic Soil

Pests and Diseases: Waterwise Tips

Ailing Ornamental Trees
Tomato blossom end rot

What to plant: Waterwise Tips

Aloe Plants
Arboretum All-Stars
Echeveria
Going Native
Lawn Alternatives

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