Topic outline

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2. Maintaining an Existing Landscape
4. Introduction to Horticulture

  • 3. Planning a Low Water Landscape

    Water IconSpeaker:  Steven Swain, UC Cooperative Extension Environmental Horticultural Advisor
    Format:  YouTube Video, optional reading
    Duration:  76 mins (self-paced)
    Continuing Education: UC Master Gardeners record 1.50 hours of continuing education in the Volunteer Management System

    Description

    Steven Swain, UC Cooperative Extension Environmental Horticulture Advisor, presented Planning a Low Water Landscape at the "New CA Landscape" workshop  for UC Master Gardeners. This 76 minute presentation was recorded in Davis, CA on April 7, 2016 and generously paid for through a grant from the California Department of Water Resources.

     Topics include:

    • Irrigation updates and changes
    • Calendaring change
    • Alternatives to turf
    • Native plants and Mediterranean plants
    • Hydrozoning
    • Smart meters
    • Graywater and rain collection

    •  Video

      Click the play button the video below to start, you may pause and start back at anytime. 

       

    • More information and follow up resources
    • URL icon
      "The New California Landscape" Full Drought Toolkit (copy) URL

      PDF version of the  72 page drought toolkit provided at the New CA Landscape Training 

2. Maintaining an Existing Landscape
4. Introduction to Horticulture