Sago Palms are Hazardous to your Pets!
I came across an article in the Orange County Register titled “Are sago palms killing our pets?“. A woman’s dog had swallowed what was most likely the seed from a Sago Palm, a popular plant in Southern California, that had fallen into his water bowl. The dog became extremely ill and nearly died. I have […]
Learn MoreSanta Margarita Water District’s Home Gardener’s Workshops
Santa Margarita Water District’s Operation Conservation program is offering a series of FREE Home Gardener’s Workshops to it’s customers. The goal of these workshops is to reduce outdoor water usage. The classes are offered on Thursday evenings at the District Office located at 26111 Antonio Parkway in Las Flores. Registration is limited to 50 attendees […]
Landscape Workshop Offered by Mesa Consolidated Water District
The Mesa Consolidated Water District is offering a water-efficient landscape workshop on April 17th, 2010 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. The workshop will be held at their main office located at 1965 Placentia Avenue in Costa Mesa and is free to to the district’s customers. Topics will include basic landscape design, landscape plants, sprinkler systems, […]
I came across an article in the Orange County Register titled “Are sago palms killing our pets?“. A woman’s dog had swallowed what was most likely the seed from a Sago Palm, a popular plant in Southern California, that had fallen into his water bowl. The dog became extremely ill and nearly died. I have […]
New Ways for Smart Landscape Watering Webinar
Free Landscape Webinar! The Irvine Ranch Water District is offering a FREE webinar on Saturday May 30th entitled New Ways for Smart Landscape Watering. Learn simple, practical tips that will help you water your landscape more efficiently and save money on your water bills. Enjoy the webinar from the comfort of your own home via […]
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Here’s an interesting video by Alison Jordan from the City of Santa Barbara Conservation Program. Alison provides some great tips on how to divide your scheduling into different programs on your irrigation controller to separate high use plant material from more drought tolerant plants. A controller with multiple programs is required. Using an Irrigation Controller […]
Since 1964, WCGM, Inc. has provided commercial landscape maintenance services to many of Southern California’s premier companies under the name of West Coast Grounds Maintenance. Beginning in late spring of 2009 WCGM, Inc. will now offer residential irrigation repair services as well. We plan to bring the same high level of professionalism, quality of work, […]
Beginning June 1st, the city of Los Angeles has imposed water conservation measures on it’s residents. They will only be able to water their landscapes on Mondays and Thursdays. The city is also imposing higher rates when households exceed their allotment of water in an effort to cut back usage by 15% (if you’re interested […]
