Imagine traversing your landscape as an ant or other small bug. Would it seem like traveling from the depths of a cool forest to a blazing hot desert? Microclimates occur where topography, light, water, heat, wind and soil conditions vary. With a little microclimate know-how and smart landscape design, you can maximize your comfort and… Continue Reading Maximize microclimates for outdoor comfort
Timing is everything when it comes to gardening. Our typically mild winters are ideal for getting some prep work done for a great spring garden. Clean up struggling or diseased plants. Leave the rest in place to enrich soil, reduce erosion and provide winter habitat for slumbering pollinators. Remove invasive weeds that may have taken… Continue Reading Six simple steps to a splendid spring garden
Summertime — with its scorching heat and severe lack of precipitation — is not the ideal time to plant. Instead, the best thing you can do for your parched landscape right now is to re-evaluate it and prep it for autumn planting, especially if you want to take advantage of SAWS WaterSaver Coupons come fall.… Continue Reading Don’t Plant — Prep Instead
Summertime, with its stifling heat and scant precipitation, is not the ideal time to plant. The best thing you can do for your parched landscape right now is prep it for autumn planting — especially if you want to take advantage of SAWS’ WaterSaver Coupons. Here’s what you can do now: Add compost to turf… Continue Reading Don’t Plant — Prep Instead
