The Facilities Management Department has made a commitment to further reduce the County’s carbon footprint through water-efficient landscaping.
Facilities decided it was best to start at ground zero and completely redo the landscaping in its own front yard. The end result is a beautiful demonstration garden that features California Native and California Friendly plants, a drip irrigation system, and sections of various types of drought tolerant turf.
Facilities’ estimates savings of more than one million gallons of water per year with its new water-efficient landscape! Facilities plans to incorporate these water-efficient features on all new County landscape projects. Facilities Management California Friendly Landscaping
California Friendly Landscaping Project Updates
Fall/Winter 2012/13 – In Your Garden Summer 2012 – Use a Color Wheel to Plan Your Garden March 2012 – Garden Tips for April February 2012 – Salvia Sage, cont'd. January 2012 – Salvia Sage November 2011 – Garden Chemicals: Safe Use & Disposal October 2011 – Pest Management: Lawn Insects September 2011 - Pest Management: Gophers & Squirrels August 2011 - Tree Care Part 2 July 2011 - Tree Care Part 1 June 2011 - Sub-surface Dripline Update May 2011 - Instruction & Demo for Sub-Surface Dripline Installation April 2011 - Types of Dripline Installation March 2011 - California Native Plant Week February 2011 - New Lawn Guide – Spring Transition January 2011 - Review of 2010 December 2010 - New Lawn Guide – Fall Overseeding November 2010 - New Lawn Guide – Watering Guidelines October 2010 - New Lawn Guide – Sod Maintenance September 2010 - New Lawn Guide – Measuring and Soil Preparation August 2010 - California Native Trees July 2010 - Ask the Plant Doctor June 2010 - Hi-Desert Juvenile Hall Make-over May 2010 Crime Lab Make-over April 2010 - Bonsai growing March 2010 - Know your Bugs February 2010 - Lavender Plants: not only good for Bees January 2010 - WR2 Series Rain Sensor December 2009 - Review of 2009 November 2009 - Don’t Plant a Pest – Trees October 2009 - Don’t Plant a Pest – Palms September 2009 - Don’t Plant a Pest – Shrubs August 2009 - Don’t Plant a Pest – Grasses July 2009 - Don’t Plant a Pest – Ground cover June 2009 - Water Saving update May 2009 - Planting Technique April 2009 - Anatomy of a Water-Efficient System – Durability and Low Maintenance March 2009 - Anatomy of a Water-Efficient System – Low Volume and Direct to root irrigation February 2009 - Anatomy of a Water-Efficient System – High-Efficiency Nozzles January 2009 - Anatomy of a Water-Efficient System – Pressure Regulation cont’d December 2008 - Anatomy of a Water-Efficient System – Flow sensors/Leak detection November 2008 - Anatomy of a Water-Efficient System – Flow sensors/Leak detection October 2008 - Anatomy of a Water-Efficient System – Rain Sensors September 2008 - Anatomy of a Water-Efficient System - ET – Based Scheduling August 2008 - Climate Zones July 2008 - Green Tips